Charles Sumner: “But he was too good for the age,--or, rather, the age was not good…”

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But he was too good for the age,--or, rather, the age was not good enough for him.

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Massachusetts

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This statement suggests that Turgot's virtues were ahead of his time, indicating a mismatch between his ideals and the prevailing societal norms.

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Charles Sumner: “But he was too good for the age,--or, rather, the age was not good enough for him.”