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Are you ready, in this off-hand way, without inquiry, without even hearing their names, to discriminate against them all?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner challenges the fairness of discriminating against artists without proper consideration, emphasizing inclusivity.

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