There is beauty in art, in literature, in science, and in every triumph of intelligence, all of which I covet for my country; but there is a higher b… - Charles Sumner

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There is beauty in art, in literature, in science, and in every triumph of intelligence, all of which I covet for my country; but there is a higher beauty still—in relieving the poor, in elevating the downtrodden, and being a succor to the oppressed. There is true grandeur in an example of justice, in making the rights of all the same as our own, and beating down the prejudice, like Satan, under our feet.