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It is a piece of bunting lifted in the air; but it speaks sublimely, and every part has a voice.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is a piece of bunting lifted in the air; but it speaks sublimely, and every part has a voice.”
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Sumner describes the flag as a simple object that conveys profound messages.
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