Charles Sumner: “I see in him, more than in any other living man, the power which may…”

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I see in him, more than in any other living man, the power which may be exerted by a single, earnest, honest soul in a noble cause.

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Massachusetts

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This statement highlights Sumner's belief in the transformative power of a dedicated individual in a noble cause.

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