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The Post-Office lends itself so completely to this essential work, that the national will is conveyed without noise or effort to the most remote corners, and the Republic becomes one and indivisible.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the Post-Office's effectiveness in conveying national will and unity across the country.

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