Charles Sumner: “The same power which takes wife and child may exact this further…”

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The same power which takes wife and child may exact this further sacrifice, but not because it is “due.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights that any demands made by a master for further sacrifices from a slave are not legitimate obligations.

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Charles Sumner: “The same power which takes wife and child may exact this further sacrifice, but not because it is “due.”