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Various accents of speech and various types of manhood, with the great distinction of color, which we encounter daily, show that there is no such unity here.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Various accents of speech and various types of manhood, with the great distinction of color, which we encounter daily…”
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He points out the diversity in speech and appearance among people, arguing against the notion of a singular national unity.
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