Associating and harmonizing from opposite quarters to promote a common cause, we learn to forget former differences, and to appreciate the motives of each other,--also how trivial are the matters on which we disagree, compared with the Great Issue on which we all agree.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of unity among diverse groups working towards a common goal, transcending past disagreements.
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