Is it not better to establish all our own people in the enjoyment of equal rights before we seek to bring others within the sphere of our institutions, to be treated as Frederick Douglass was on his way to the President from San Domingo?
Sumner questions the wisdom of seeking to expand rights to others before ensuring equality for one's own people.
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