Charles Sumner: “I believe that the founders of this Republic intended that all freemen…”

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I believe that the founders of this Republic intended that all freemen should participate in the political and civil rights of the country.

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Sumner believes that the founders intended for all free individuals to have equal rights.

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Charles Sumner: “I believe that the founders of this Republic intended that all freemen should participate in the political and civil…”