Charles Sumner: “Better still, there is something in their nature which does not…”

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Better still, there is something in their nature which does not altogether reject the improvements of civilization.

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Sumner reflects on the adaptability of certain races to civilization.

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Charles Sumner: “Better still, there is something in their nature which does not altogether reject the improvements of civilization.”