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As at the beginning, so at the end, he was all for Human Rights.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “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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