Every discovery, every humane thought, every truth, when declared, is a conquest of which the whole Human Family are partakers, extending by so much their dominion, while it lessens by so much the sphere of future struggle and trial.
Sumner believes that every new discovery and truth enriches humanity and reduces future struggles.
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