Charles Sumner: “A new order of things will begin, and our history will proceed on a…”

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A new order of things will begin, and our history will proceed on a grander scale, in harmony with those sublime principles in which it commenced.

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Massachusetts

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He envisions the beginning of a new era in American history aligned with foundational principles.

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Charles Sumner: “A new order of things will begin, and our history will proceed on a grander scale, in harmony with those sublime…”