From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned.
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man - Charles Sumner
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man
- Charles Sumner
The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals, with the … - Charles Sumner
The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals, with the …
If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble. - Charles Sumner
If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble.
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible. - Charles Sumner
War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible.
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I wi… - Charles Sumner
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings and queens will be proud. I wi…
By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel. - Charles Sumner
By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be a mere chattel.
The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come. - Charles Sumner
The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come.
From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been abandoned. - Charles Sumner
A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing. - Charles Sumner
A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing.
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