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Another is added to the roll,--less exalted than Lincoln, less early in immolation than Lovejoy, but, like these two, to be remembered always among those who passed out of life through the gate of sacrifice.
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Sumner acknowledges another individual who, like Lovejoy and Lincoln, is remembered for their sacrifice.
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