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To all these accomplishments add the glowing emotions of his noble nature, his love of virtue, his devotion to freedom, his sympathy for the poor and downtrodden.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the noble qualities and virtues of a remarkable individual.

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