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For example, here is the large German population of our country,--is it not right that they should have the means of adding to those innocent recreations that are found in reading?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for the cultural enrichment of the German population in the U.S. through access to literature.

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