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Mortal arithmetic is impotent to assess the fearful sum-total.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Mortal arithmetic is impotent to assess the fearful sum-total.”
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Sumner reflects on the limitations of human understanding in grasping the totality of suffering caused by slavery.
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