Charles sumner
The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.
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No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.
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I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.
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From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
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The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
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In the Senate of the United States, May 18, 1856. MR. PRESIDENT:-- You are now called to redress a great transgression. Seldom in the history of nations has such a question been presented. Tariffs,...
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