Charles Sumner: “The other proverb has its voice also, saying plainly, Follow common…”

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The other proverb has its voice also, saying plainly, Follow common sense, and do not, while escaping one danger, rush upon another.

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Sumner advises to follow common sense to avoid new dangers while escaping existing ones.

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Charles Sumner: “The other proverb has its voice also, saying plainly, Follow common sense, and do not, while escaping one danger, rush…”