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Now I would have the country act according to this illustrious precedent, which has done so much for the national name, and remove every impediment in the path of knowledge.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Now I would have the country act according to this illustrious precedent, which has done so much for the national name…”
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Sumner calls for the removal of barriers to knowledge, referencing a historical precedent.
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