Charles Sumner: “Once the representative of little more than a third part of Boston, he…”

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Once the representative of little more than a third part of Boston, he is now the representative of more than a third part of the human race.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the remarkable shift from representing a small area to representing a large portion of humanity.

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Charles Sumner: “Once the representative of little more than a third part of Boston, he is now the representative of more than a third…”