Charles Sumner: “Mind is above matter, right is more than force, and it is vain to…”

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Mind is above matter, right is more than force, and it is vain to attempt conquest merely by matter or by force.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the supremacy of moral principles over mere physical force in achieving true success.

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Charles Sumner: “Mind is above matter, right is more than force, and it is vain to attempt conquest merely by matter or by force.”