Others there are, especially among the youthful and enthusiastic, who vainly sigh because they were not born in the age of Chivalry, or at least in the days of the Revolution, not thinking that in this Enterprise there is opportunity for lofty endeavor such as no Paladin of Chivalry or chief of the Revolution enjoyed.
Sumner encourages the youth to find noble purpose in their current struggles rather than longing for past eras.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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