Charles Sumner: “If by this is meant simply that man is capable of indefinite…”

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If by this is meant simply that man is capable of indefinite improvement, then it will not be questioned.

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Sumner clarifies that if perfection means indefinite improvement, it is an unquestionable truth.

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Charles Sumner: “If by this is meant simply that man is capable of indefinite improvement, then it will not be questioned.”