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Men grow and are trained in knowledge and virtue; but they cannot be compelled into this path.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Men grow and are trained in knowledge and virtue; but they cannot be compelled into this path.”
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Sumner reflects on the importance of personal growth in knowledge and virtue.
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