Let any one who has been abroad, or had personal acquaintance with those who have been abroad, bear testimony to the abounding ignorance in our foreign service, from the circumstance that there is nobody there, unless a hired foreigner, acquainted with the language, the laws, or the usages of the people about him.
Sumner highlights the lack of knowledge among U.S. representatives abroad, emphasizing the need for better education in foreign service.
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