Charles Sumner: “PRESIDENT,--I rejoice in every enterprise by which human industry is…”

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PRESIDENT,--I rejoice in every enterprise by which human industry is quickened and distant places are brought near together.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his support for initiatives that enhance human connectivity and progress through infrastructure.

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Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

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Charles Sumner: “PRESIDENT,--I rejoice in every enterprise by which human industry is quickened and distant places are brought near…”