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They cannot lawfully omit any, and thus deprive them of the benefits of our invaluable system of free schools." Thus at every point the Court has guarded the Equal Rights of all.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He notes that the courts have consistently protected the equal rights of all individuals in the education system.

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