Charles Sumner: “During this transition period, permanent governments might be matured…”

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During this transition period, permanent governments might be matured on safe foundations and the people educated to a better order of things.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner suggests that during the transition, new governments can be developed and the populace educated.

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Charles Sumner: “During this transition period, permanent governments might be matured on safe foundations and the people educated to a…”