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It is a part of the great moral improvement in the condition of man attested by all the records of history.
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “It is a part of the great moral improvement in the condition of man attested by all the records of history.”
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Quincy highlights the historical progress of humanity towards moral improvement.
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