In this respect it differs much from Europe, where, for generations, seas, rivers, and mountains kept people apart, who had else, “like kindred drops, been mingled into one.” There is no reason why they should not commingle here.
Sumner contrasts the geographical unity of America with Europe's historical divisions caused by natural barriers.
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