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As at the beginning, so at the end, he was all for Human Rights.
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Sumner asserts Lafayette's lifelong commitment to human rights, framing it as a central theme of his legacy.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
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