Charles Sumner: “So long as these continue, the natural harmonies of society are…”

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So long as these continue, the natural harmonies of society are disturbed and man is degraded.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that societal disturbances and human degradation arise from persistent caste distinctions.

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Charles Sumner: “So long as these continue, the natural harmonies of society are disturbed and man is degraded.”