Charles Sumner: “Though in many respects still an Art only, it is fast becoming a…”

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Though in many respects still an Art only, it is fast becoming a Science founded on principles and laws from which there can be no just departure.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the transition of government from an art to a science based on principles and laws.

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Charles Sumner: “Though in many respects still an Art only, it is fast becoming a Science founded on principles and laws from which there…”