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It is not unjust to human nature, if the Committee say that the distant in time, like the distant in space, is too often out of mind.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is not unjust to human nature, if the Committee say that the distant in time, like the distant in space, is too often…”
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He reflects on human nature, suggesting that distant claims are often forgotten, similar to distant memories.
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