Charles Sumner: “Its true character is such, that, like Hercules, it will conquer just…”

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Its true character is such, that, like Hercules, it will conquer just so soon as it is recognized.

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Sumner asserts that the true nature of a situation will prevail once it is acknowledged, likening it to the mythological hero Hercules.

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Charles Sumner: “Its true character is such, that, like Hercules, it will conquer just so soon as it is recognized.”