And just so will these occasions of charity, though encountered by the largest private means, be constantly renewed; for they communicate with the whole Black Sea of Slavery behind, out of which they are perpetually supplied, and which remains absolutely unaffected by the effort.
Here, Sumner draws a parallel between the limitations of charity and the overwhelming nature of slavery, suggesting that efforts to combat it must be more substantial.
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