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If the Angel Charity is not as quick of wing as the Fire-Fiend, yet it is more mighty and far-reaching.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If the Angel Charity is not as quick of wing as the Fire-Fiend, yet it is more mighty and far-reaching.”
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Sumner contrasts the swift destruction caused by fire with the enduring power of charity.
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