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Charles Sumner: It is others in poorer condition who open hospitable hearts to the unattended stranger.

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It is others in poorer condition who open hospitable hearts to the unattended stranger.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the generosity of those in poorer conditions towards strangers.

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