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The distinction was perpetuated by the injunction that each should marry only in his own class, with sanguinary penalties upon any attempted amalgamation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The distinction was perpetuated by the injunction that each should marry only in his own class, with sanguinary…”
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He highlights the strict marriage rules that maintain caste distinctions and the severe consequences for transgressing them.
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