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Permit me to say that the “practical” statesman foresees the future and provides for it.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Permit me to say that the “practical” statesman foresees the future and provides for it.”
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Sumner asserts that a true statesman anticipates future challenges and prepares accordingly.
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