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There is no aspiration of Knowledge, no vision of Charity, no venture of Enterprise, no fancy of Art, which may not then be fulfilled.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “There is no aspiration of Knowledge, no vision of Charity, no venture of Enterprise, no fancy of Art, which may not then…”
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Sumner believes that the fulfillment of various aspirations in knowledge, charity, enterprise, and art will be possible in a peaceful society.
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Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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