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Charles Sumner: “No longer was there any reason why the new alliance between France and the United States should not be placed under the…”

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No longer was there any reason why the new alliance between France and the United States should not be placed under the auspices of genius, and why the same hand that had snatched the lightning from the skies should not have the fame of snatching the sceptre from King George the Third.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the significance of the alliance between France and the United States during the Revolutionary War, emphasizing the role of genius in its formation.

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