Charles Sumner: “They must form one comprehensive federation, which, by the aggregation…”

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They must form one comprehensive federation, which, by the aggregation of other nations, would at last embrace the whole earth.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner envisions a global federation of nations that would unite humanity under a common governance.

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Charles Sumner: “They must form one comprehensive federation, which, by the aggregation of other nations, would at last embrace the whole…”