Charles Sumner: “Its object was to efface all political or civil distinctions, and to…”

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Its object was to efface all political or civil distinctions, and to abolish all institutions founded upon birth.

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Massachusetts

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This statement reflects Sumner's commitment to abolishing distinctions based on birth in political and civil rights.

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Charles Sumner: “Its object was to efface all political or civil distinctions, and to abolish all institutions founded upon birth.”