Charles Sumner: “Knowledge and goodness, his attributes, are infinite; nor can man…”

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Knowledge and goodness, his attributes, are infinite; nor can man hope, in any lapse of time, to comprehend this immensity.

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Sumner emphasizes the infinite nature of knowledge and goodness, suggesting that humans can never fully grasp their extent.

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Charles Sumner: “Knowledge and goodness, his attributes, are infinite; nor can man hope, in any lapse of time, to comprehend this…”