Charles Sumner: “The great nations of our day have grown and matured into their present…”

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The great nations of our day have grown and matured into their present form by the gradual absorption of these political bodies.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes that great nations have evolved through the integration of various political entities.

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Charles Sumner: “The great nations of our day have grown and matured into their present form by the gradual absorption of these political…”