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With Public Faith as an unfailing law, the Nation, like Pactolus, will sweep over golden sands; or, like Midas, it will change into gold whatever it touches.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “With Public Faith as an unfailing law, the Nation, like Pactolus, will sweep over golden sands; or, like Midas, it will…”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of public faith in ensuring national prosperity.
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