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The sophistries of Calhoun, founded on the obvious inequalities of body and mind, are all overthrown by this simple statement, which, though borrowed latterly from France, is older than French history.
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Sumner critiques Calhoun's arguments by asserting that the principle of equality transcends physical and mental inequalities.
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