Charles Sumner: “One obstacle is overcome only to find another, which is overcome, and…”

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One obstacle is overcome only to find another, which is overcome, and then another also, in the ascending scale of human improvement.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the ongoing challenges of human improvement as a continuous journey.

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Charles Sumner: “One obstacle is overcome only to find another, which is overcome, and then another also, in the ascending scale of human…”