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Receiving them into our embattled lines, the Republic is estopped against all denial of their Equal Rights.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Receiving them into our embattled lines, the Republic is estopped against all denial of their Equal Rights.”
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Sumner argues that the inclusion of certain groups in the Republic guarantees their equal rights.
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