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But I also know too much of human history and too much of human nature, not to know that men everywhere are influenced more or less by the title of those who approach them.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But I also know too much of human history and too much of human nature, not to know that men everywhere are influenced…”
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Sumner reflects on the influence of titles and status in human interactions.
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