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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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This statement highlights Sumner's belief in the transformative power of a dedicated individual in a noble cause.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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