Charles Sumner: “China will receive her own,--if with astonishment, it will be only…”

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China will receive her own,--if with astonishment, it will be only because nations have so rarely lived according to the Golden Rule.

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Massachusetts

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He expresses that China's rightful receipt of the fund may surprise others due to the rarity of nations adhering to ethical principles.

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