Charles Sumner: “Though imperfectly understood, or recognized, in the night of…”

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Though imperfectly understood, or recognized, in the night of ignorance and prejudice, they were heralds of the dawn.

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Sumner acknowledges the early advocates of progress who were misunderstood in their time.

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Charles Sumner: “Though imperfectly understood, or recognized, in the night of ignorance and prejudice, they were heralds of the dawn.”