On the record
Among the crimes of history, another is soon to be recorded, which no tears can blot out, and which in better days will be read with universal shame.
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Sumner reflects on the lasting impact of historical injustices that will be remembered with shame.
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More precious far at that moment the consolation that he had labored for his fellow-men, and the joyous confidence that all his cares had helped the Progress of his race!
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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