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Charles Sumner: “Henceforward PROTECTION TO MAN will be the true AMERICAN SYSTEM.”

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Henceforward PROTECTION TO MAN will be the true AMERICAN SYSTEM.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

In this statement, Sumner declares that the protection of human rights should be the cornerstone of American policy.

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