They insist that they shall be saved from indignity when they travel, and when they offer a child at the common school,--that they shall be secured against any such outrage before you remove the disabilities of men who struck at the life of this Republic.
Sumner emphasizes the need for protection against indignities faced by marginalized groups in public spaces.
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Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.
Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.
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