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The United States has lost her unique position as a leader in the progress of civilization and has taken up her place simply as one of the grasping and selfish nations of the present day.
Charles Eliot Norton
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Charles Eliot Norton
Age: 80 †
Born: 1827
Born: November 16
Died: 1908
Died: October 21
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Charles Edward Norton
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