The skeptic is disturbed, because thus far in our brief chronology this common civilization has not been developed; but to my mind it is plain that much has been done, making the rest certain, through the same incessant influences, under the great law of Human Progress.
Sumner reassures skeptics that progress towards a common civilization is underway despite current challenges.
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