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Thus must it be, as mankind ascend from the thrall of brutish passion.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Thus must it be, as mankind ascend from the thrall of brutish passion.”
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This quote expresses Sumner's belief in the moral evolution of humanity away from base instincts toward higher ideals.
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