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I would not impose any new burden; but I seek a new triumph for civilization.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I would not impose any new burden; but I seek a new triumph for civilization.”
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Sumner seeks a triumph for civilization without imposing new burdens on the people.
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