His emancipation, promoted by the aspirations, the prayers, and the express intervention of our Republic, is an example to all nations,--while the brightness of his fame shows how vain it is for any earthly edict to stigmatize as crime a sincere and generous effort for Human Freedom.
Sumner emphasizes the significance of Kossuth's emancipation as a symbol of human freedom and justice.
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