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No man can more truly be said to be the man for the hour than can Senator Sumner.
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Sumner is recognized as a key figure suited for the challenges of his time.
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It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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