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If the experiment is successful in this respect, I shall be less curious on the question of pecuniary profit and loss; for to my mind the education of the human family is above dollars and dividends.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If the experiment is successful in this respect, I shall be less curious on the question of pecuniary profit and loss…”
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Sumner prioritizes the education of humanity over financial considerations in the context of labor reforms.
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