The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man.
Charles Sumner Quotes
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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| Birth: | 6th January, 1811 |
| Death: | 11th March, 1874 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Lawyer, Politician |
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Charles Sumner was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts. He graduated in 1830 from Harvard College, where he lived in Hollis Hall, and in 1834 from Harvard Law School where he became a protégé of Joseph Story. In 1834, Sumner was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Boston in partnership with George Stillman Hillard.
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