It remained that it should be announced, not only as a special law applicable to certain departments, but as a general Law of Humanity, universal in application, guiding men in all their labors, and erecting before them a goal of aspiration and of certain triumph.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of a universal law of humanity that guides human endeavors toward aspiration and success.
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