Charles Sumner: “The time has come when the Government should take up this work, nor…”

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The time has come when the Government should take up this work, nor leave the monopoly to foreign powers.

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Sumner calls for the government to take initiative in exploration rather than allowing foreign powers to dominate.

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Charles Sumner: “The time has come when the Government should take up this work, nor leave the monopoly to foreign powers.”