Charles Sumner: “If in a foreign land the flag is companionship, and country itself…”

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If in a foreign land the flag is companionship, and country itself, with all its endearments, who, as he sees it, can think of a State merely?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner articulates the profound sense of belonging that the flag evokes for individuals abroad.

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Charles Sumner: “If in a foreign land the flag is companionship, and country itself, with all its endearments, who, as he sees it, can…”