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In the presence of great duties we have no time for the luxury of grief.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In the presence of great duties we have no time for the luxury of grief.”
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Sumner highlighted the urgency of addressing significant responsibilities rather than succumbing to sorrow.
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