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The prejudices of another generation are removed, and the old geography gives place to a new.
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Sumner reflects on how societal prejudices can change, leading to a new understanding of geography and identity.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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