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In the first place, you must at all times insist upon your rights; and here I mean not only those already accorded, but others still denied, all of which are contained in Equality before the Law.
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Sumner insists on the necessity of demanding not only existing rights but also those that are still denied, highlighting the principle of equality before the law.
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