Charles Sumner: “And the law itself, when it adopts the phrase, “relation of master and…”

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And the law itself, when it adopts the phrase, “relation of master and slave,” confesses its reluctance to sanction the claim of property.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the legal language that attempts to justify slavery, highlighting its moral implications.

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Charles Sumner: “And the law itself, when it adopts the phrase, “relation of master and slave,” confesses its reluctance to sanction the…”