Charles Sumner
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Excerpt from Charles Sumner: An Address The raison d´être of this Address is given in its opening paragraph, where it is said that "great men need not that we praise them: the need is ours, that we know them." In this, his centennial year, Charles Sumner is too little known. The virtues which in his lifetime created hostility are hidden, not in the "excess of light" which attended his death, when his greatness of soul was almost universally acknowledged, but in the darkness which has come from misunderstanding or misinformation. Unfounded traditions and idle anecdotes have obscured his whitesouled integrity and have dimmed the "sweetness and light" which were so harmoniously blended in his character. Those who were privileged to be much in his presence knew well that his moral earnestness and his passion for justice were united with a most highly cultured and genial personality. He was an impersonation not only of Conscience, but also of those human traits which make men loved by those who enjoy their friendship. While I do not claim that this Address is the final word about the great Massachusetts senator, I can honestly say that I have taken pains to speak on all points by the book and to present the man, Charles Sumner, "in his habit as he lived." Part of the Address was read, on January 8, 1911, to the congregation of the Third Religious Society of Dorchester, Mass. It has also been given to the Newton Tuesday Club. Somewhat condensed, it was delivered in Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, on May 30, 1911, before the Memorial Society of Harvard University. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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