Charles Sumner: “The Nation insisted that all men are created equal; the Rebellion…”

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The Nation insisted that all men are created equal; the Rebellion insisted that all men are created unequal.

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Massachusetts

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He contrasts the belief in equality held by the Nation with the Rebellion's assertion of inequality.

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Charles Sumner: “The Nation insisted that all men are created equal; the Rebellion insisted that all men are created unequal.”