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As of the sun in the heavens, blind is he who cannot perceive it.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “As of the sun in the heavens, blind is he who cannot perceive it.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner likens the obviousness of equality to the brightness of the sun.
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