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Charles Sumner: “And thus are we brought back to the conclusion, so often announced, that unity of origin must not be set aside simply…”

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And thus are we brought back to the conclusion, so often announced, that unity of origin must not be set aside simply because existing varieties of Man cannot be sufficiently explained by known laws, operating during that brief period which we call History.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues for the unity of humanity despite the diversity observed in history.

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