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It will not be enough merely to put forth opinions in well-couched phrase, and add yet other resolutions to the hollow words which have passed into the limbo of things lost on earth.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It will not be enough merely to put forth opinions in well-couched phrase, and add yet other resolutions to the hollow…”
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He critiques the ineffectiveness of merely stating opinions without action, highlighting the need for genuine commitment.
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