Charles Sumner: “Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and…”

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Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the negative consequences of prejudice on those who seek to innovate and lead change.

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