Charles Sumner: “So here the Court should incline in favor of Equality, that sacred…”

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So here the Court should incline in favor of Equality, that sacred right which is the companion of those other rights.

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Sumner calls for the Court to favor equality, which he regards as a fundamental right.

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Charles Sumner: “So here the Court should incline in favor of Equality, that sacred right which is the companion of those other rights.”