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More than any other person he contributed to prevent the destruction of public monuments, and was the first to call this crime “Vandalism,”--an excellent term, since adopted in all European languages.
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Sumner highlights the contributions of a historical figure in preserving public monuments and coining the term 'Vandalism.'
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