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Believing monarchy a perfect government, he did not see beyond the time of kings.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Believing monarchy a perfect government, he did not see beyond the time of kings.”
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Sumner reflects on the limitations of a monarchist perspective that fails to see beyond the era of kings.
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