Charles Sumner: “This cannot be purposely done, without departing from fundamental…”

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This cannot be purposely done, without departing from fundamental principles, and overthrowing the presiding doctrine of personal equality.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of personal equality in governance and warns against actions that undermine it.

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