"The most obscure of men has his duty, and this is my excuse for associating with great minds in sending forth a protest against evil, as a child does his duty in joining with strong men to cast a drop of water upon a conflagration."
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The Results of Emancipation (1863)
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Pierre-Suzanne-Augustin Cochin
Pierre-Suzanne-Augustin Cochin (12 December 1823 – 13 March 1872) was a French politician.
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