Charles Sumner: “Free from egotism and prejudice, whether of self-interest or of class, without cares and temptations, whether of wealth…”

“Free from egotism and prejudice, whether of self-interest or of class, without cares and temptations, whether of wealth or power, dwelling in the mediocrity or obscurity of common life, they discern the new signal, and surrender unreservedly to its guidance.”