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As the State derives strength from the unity and solidarity of its citizens without distinction of class, so the school derives strength from the unity and solidarity of all classes beneath its roof.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He argues that the strength of a school, like that of a state, comes from the unity of its diverse student body.

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