Charles Sumner: “There is but one personage to whom this description is justly…”

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There is but one personage to whom this description is justly applicable, and you have anticipated me when I pronounce the name of Lafayette.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner identifies Lafayette as the singular figure who embodies the qualities he describes.

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Charles Sumner: “There is but one personage to whom this description is justly applicable, and you have anticipated me when I pronounce…”