Unhappily, this same bigotry,--conservatism, if you will,--which has blindly opposed improvement in physical comforts, sets its face more passionately still against those movements whose direct object is the elevation of the race.
Sumner criticizes bigotry and conservatism for opposing advancements in both physical comforts and social justice.
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