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The fountains of the great deep would be broken up, and the deluge would be upon us.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The fountains of the great deep would be broken up, and the deluge would be upon us.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner uses a biblical metaphor to describe the catastrophic consequences of financial mismanagement.
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