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The stone that the builders rejected is made head of the corner.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The stone that the builders rejected is made head of the corner.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner uses a biblical metaphor to illustrate how the overlooked can become central to a movement.
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