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Charles Sumner: “The truth is, that at last you have satisfied even the commercial community, and they acknowledge that you have more…”

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The truth is, that at last you have satisfied even the commercial community, and they acknowledge that you have more than ‘one idea.’ They express surprise to find that you have attended to anything but Slavery, which they supposed had occupied all your thoughts and all your time.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner acknowledges the broader intellectual contributions of a colleague beyond the topic of slavery.

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