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But future magnificence, filling the imagination, will not feed the hungry and clothe the naked, nor will it provide homes for the destitute.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But future magnificence, filling the imagination, will not feed the hungry and clothe the naked, nor will it provide…”
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Sumner emphasizes that future grandeur cannot replace the immediate needs of those suffering from the fire's aftermath.
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