From increasing knowledge of each other, and from a higher sense of duty as brethren of the Human Family, arises among mankind an increasing interest in each other; and charity, once, like patriotism, exclusively national, is beginning to clasp the world in its embrace.
Sumner argues that increased knowledge and a sense of duty are fostering global charity and interconnectedness among humanity.
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