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To this single practical purpose all theories, prepossessions, and aims must yield.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To this single practical purpose all theories, prepossessions, and aims must yield.”
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Sumner insists that all theories and aims must focus on the practical goal of addressing the current crisis.
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