Charles Sumner: “They are equal before God, equal before the divine law; they should be…”

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They are equal before God, equal before the divine law; they should be made equal before human law.

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Sumner asserts that all individuals are equal before divine and human law, advocating for legal equality.

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Charles Sumner: “They are equal before God, equal before the divine law; they should be made equal before human law.”