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Call him inventor or author, there are few on either list more worthy of honor; and since what is done for one country becomes the common property of the world, he belongs to the world’s benefactors.
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Sumner acknowledges Rowland Hill as a significant figure deserving of honor for his contributions to postal reform.
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