Charles Sumner: “A slave cannot fairly be called a thief for taking anything from his…”

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A slave cannot fairly be called a thief for taking anything from his master, or for stealing his own liberty.

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Sumner argues that a slave cannot be considered a thief for taking back their own freedom.

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Charles Sumner: “A slave cannot fairly be called a thief for taking anything from his master, or for stealing his own liberty.”