Charles Sumner: “Progress here prefigures progress everywhere; nay, progress here is…”

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Progress here prefigures progress everywhere; nay, progress here is the first stage in the world’s progress.

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Sumner argues that progress in one area reflects and contributes to progress globally.

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Charles Sumner: “Progress here prefigures progress everywhere; nay, progress here is the first stage in the world’s progress.”