Charles Sumner Quotes

“[Senator Charles Sumner] identifies himself so completely with the universe that he is not at all certain whether he is part of the universe, or the universe is a part of him.”
― Matthew Carpenter

“A year before he died, Charles Sumner explained his lifelong quest to a friend: “My hope has been to help mankind, and advance the reign of justice on earth.”
― Stephen Puleo, The Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Union