--- title: "32 Charles Sumner Quotes - Famous Politician" description: "Charles Sumner was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-sumner-22615.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-sumner-22615.jpg) # Charles Sumner (1811–1874) Politician **32** quotes in **262** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Charles Sumner was a politician. ## Quick Facts About Charles Sumner Born January 6, 1811 Died March 11, 1874 Profession Politician Notable works The true grandeur of nations: an oration delivered before the authorities of the city of Boston, July 4, 1845 ## About Charles Sumner Charles Sumner was an American lawyer and statesman who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1851 until his death in 1874. Before and during the American Civil War, he was a leading American advocate for the abolition of slavery, and after the war he was a key figure in the Reconstruction era, during which he and other Radical Republicans successfully fought to end slavery and ensure basic rights for Black Americans. He continued advocating for racial equality until his death, lobbying in his final days for a civil rights bill that served as a model for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Historians credit Sumner with coining the phrase "equality before the law," which he first used as part of an early attempt to integrate Boston's public school system. ## Quotes by Charles Sumner > [I am without religious feeling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/i-am-without-religious-feeling/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Atheism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atheism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/charles-sumner-19710_atheism_i-am-without-religious-feeling-2253446_2253446.png) > [The age of Chivalry is gone. An age of Humanity has come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-age-of-chivalry-is-gone-an-age-of-humanity-has-come/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c23/charles-sumner-19710_age_the-age-of-chivalry-is-gone-an-age-of-hu_1276659.png) > [The age of chivalry has gone; the age of humanity has come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-age-of-chivalry-has-gone-the-age-of-humanity-has-come/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2cf/charles-sumner-19710_age_the-age-of-chivalry-has-gone-the-age-of_1367690.png) > [A nation cannot afford to do a mean thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/a-nation-cannot-afford-to-do-a-mean-thing/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Afford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/afford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b32/charles-sumner-19710_afford_a-nation-cannot-afford-to-do-a-mean-thin_2470399.png) > [The thought of going abroad makes my heart leap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-thought-of-going-abroad-makes-my-heart-leap/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Abroad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abroad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfe/charles-sumner-19710_abroad_the-thought-of-going-abroad-makes-my-hea_1261058.png) > [If a man has done evil in his life, he must not be complimented in marble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/if-a-man-has-done-evil-in-his-life-he-must-not-be-complimented-in/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Done](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/done/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0c/charles-sumner-19710_done_if-a-man-has-done-evil-in-his-life-he-mu_1589860.png) > [I have never known a man who was sensual in his youth, who was high-minded when old.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/i-have-never-known-a-man-who-was-sensual-in-his-youth-who-was-high/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Known](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/known/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdf/charles-sumner-19710_known_i-have-never-known-a-man-who-was-sensual_1180644.png) > [The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-true-grandeur-of-humanity-is-in-moral-elevation-sustained/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/charles-sumner-19710_character_the-true-grandeur-of-humanity-is-in-mora_1522010.png) > [Moral excellence is the bright consummate flower of all progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/moral-excellence-is-the-bright-consummate-flower-of-all-progress/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03a/charles-sumner-19710_character_moral-excellence-is-the-bright-consummat_1563685.png) > [The true greatness of nations is in those qualities which constitute the greatness of the individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-true-greatness-of-nations-is-in-those-qualities-which-constitute/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Excellence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/excellence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f9c/charles-sumner-19710_excellence_the-true-greatness-of-nations-is-in-thos_1183058.png) > [Nothing from man's hands, nor law, nor constitution, can be final. Truth alone is final.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/nothing-from-man-s-hands-nor-law-nor-constitution-can-be-final-truth/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/434/charles-sumner-19710_constitution_nothing-from-man-s-hands-nor-law-nor-con_10428.png) > [No true and permanent fame can be founded, except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/no-true-and-permanent-fame-can-be-founded-except-in-labors-which/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Fame](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fame/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f9/charles-sumner-19710_fame_no-true-and-permanent-fame-can-be-founde_102674.png) > [The phrase public office is a public trust, has of last become common property.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-phrase-public-office-is-a-public-trust-has-of-last-become-common/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Common](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/common/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c00/charles-sumner-19710_common_the-phrase-public-office-is-a-public-tru_2046249.png) > [Whatever may be the temporary applause of men, or the expressions of public opinion, it may be asserted without fear of contradiction,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/whatever-may-be-the-temporary-applause-of-men-or-the-expressions-of/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Applause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/applause/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/charles-sumner-19710_applause_whatever-may-be-the-temporary-applause-o_950985.png) > [Without knowledge there can be no sure progress. Vice and barbarism are the inseparable companions of ignorance. Nor is it too much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/without-knowledge-there-can-be-no-sure-progress-vice-and-barbarism/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Barbarism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/barbarism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/charles-sumner-19710_barbarism_without-knowledge-there-can-be-no-sure-p_1057511.jpg) > [War is a positive, precise and specific evil, of gigantic proportions ...making within the sphere of its influence all true grandeur impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/war-is-a-positive-precise-and-specific-evil-of-gigantic-proportions/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Anti war](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anti-war/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/charles-sumner-19710_anti-war_war-is-a-positive-precise-and-specific-e_3162570.png) > [There are two sorts of pity: one is a balm and the other a poison; the first is realized by our friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/there-are-two-sorts-of-pity-one-is-a-balm-and-the-other-a-poison-the/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Enemy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enemy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ec/charles-sumner-19710_enemy_there-are-two-sorts-of-pity-one-is-a-bal_2790308.png) > [By the Law of Slavery, man, created in the image of God, is divested of the human character, and declared to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/by-the-law-of-slavery-man-created-in-the-image-of-god-is-divested-of/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3a/charles-sumner-19710_character_by-the-law-of-slavery-man-created-in-the_1069228.png) > [The slave power dares anything, and it can be conquered only by the united masses of the people. From Congress to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-slave-power-dares-anything-and-it-can-be-conquered-only-by-the/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Appeals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/appeals/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/charles-sumner-19710_appeals_the-slave-power-dares-anything-and-it-ca_1236892.png) > [Whether the Union stands or falls, I believe the profession of arms will henceforth be more desirable and more respected than it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/whether-the-union-stands-or-falls-i-believe-the-profession-of-arms/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/420/charles-sumner-19710_arms_whether-the-union-stands-or-falls-i-beli_2433132.png) > [Without security, civilization is cramped and dwarfed. Without security, there can be no freedom. Nor shall I say too much, when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/without-security-civilization-is-cramped-and-dwarfed-without-security/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Aim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aim/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a0/charles-sumner-19710_aim_without-security-civilization-is-cramped_1141571.jpg) > [It's Christmas at Ground Zero The button has been pressed The radio Just let us know That this is not a test…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/it-s-christmas-at-ground-zero-the-button-has-been-pressed-the-radio/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Atom bomb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/atom-bomb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05d/charles-sumner-19710_atom-bomb_it-s-christmas-at-ground-zero-the-button_1998426.jpg) > [The Senator from South Carolina has read many books of chivalry, and believes himself a chivalrous knight, with sentiments of honor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-senator-from-south-carolina-has-read-many-books-of-chivalry-and/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/charles-sumner-19710_believe_the-senator-from-south-carolina-has-read_2933302.png) > [Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/give-me-the-money-that-has-been-spent-in-war-and-i-will-clothe-every/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Attire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/attire/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f3/charles-sumner-19710_attire_give-me-the-money-that-has-been-spent-in_2412343.png) > [The highest greatness, surviving time and stone, is that which proceeds from the soul of man. Monarchs and cabinets, generals and admirals,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-highest-greatness-surviving-time-and-stone-is-that-which-proceeds/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Admiral](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/admiral/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79a/charles-sumner-19710_admiral_the-highest-greatness-surviving-time-and_520288.png) > [There is the National Flag. He must be cold, indeed, who can look upon its folds rippling in the breeze without pride…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/there-is-the-national-flag-he-must-be-cold-indeed-who-can-look-upon/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Blazing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blazing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/charles-sumner-19710_blazing_there-is-the-national-flag-he-must-be-co_1492684.png) > [Let the bugles sound the Truce of God to the whole world forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/let-the-bugles-sound-the-truce-of-god-to-the-whole-world-forever/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Forever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/forever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec9/charles-sumner-19710_forever_let-the-bugles-sound-the-truce-of-god-to_1716103.png) > [Give me the centralism of liberty; give me the imperialism of equal rights.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/give-me-the-centralism-of-liberty-give-me-the-imperialism-of-equal/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Equal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/equal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/charles-sumner-19710_equal_give-me-the-centralism-of-liberty-give-m_876120.png) > [Can there be in our age any peace that is not honorable, any war that is not dishonorable?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/can-there-be-in-our-age-any-peace-that-is-not-honorable-any-war-that/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70e/charles-sumner-19710_age_can-there-be-in-our-age-any-peace-that-i_2004080.png) > [War crushes with bloody heel all justice, all happiness, all that is Godlike in man. In our age there can be no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/war-crushes-with-bloody-heel-all-justice-all-happiness-all-that-is/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Age](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/age/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/212/charles-sumner-19710_age_war-crushes-with-bloody-heel-all-justice_3114058.png) > [From the beginning of our history the country has been afflicted with compromise. It is by compromise that human rights have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/from-the-beginning-of-our-history-the-country-has-been-afflicted-with/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Abandoned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abandoned/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dcb/charles-sumner-19710_abandoned_from-the-beginning-of-our-history-the-co_1178128.png) > [The press, watchful with more than the hundred eyes of Argus, strong with more than the hundred arms of Briareus, not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/the-press-watchful-with-more-than-the-hundred-eyes-of-argus-strong/) [Charles Sumner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/) [Arms](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arms/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/charles-sumner-19710_arms_the-press-watchful-with-more-than-the-hu_1365995.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-sumner/#itemlist", "name": "Charles Sumner Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am without religious feeling.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charles Sumner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-sumner/i-am-without-religious-feeling/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/charles-sumner-19710_atheism_i-am-without-religious-feeling-2253446_2253446.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/charles-sumner-19710_atheism_i-am-without-religious-feeling-2253446_2253446.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a36/charles-sumner-19710_atheism_i-am-without-religious-feeling-2253446_2253446.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am without religious feeling.” — Charles Sumner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The age of Chivalry is gone. 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