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Men everywhere, breaking away from the Past, are pressing on to the things that are before.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Men everywhere, breaking away from the Past, are pressing on to the things that are before.”
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Sumner observes a global movement of people seeking to move forward and embrace the future.
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