Charles Sumner: “There is a place for all things; and this I know, the place for a…”

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There is a place for all things; and this I know, the place for a railway-station is not a public park.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that public parks should not be used for railway stations, emphasizing their intended purpose.

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Charles Sumner: “There is a place for all things; and this I know, the place for a railway-station is not a public park.”