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The ballot is the one thing needful, wanting which, rights of testimony and all other rights are no better than cobwebs, which the master will break through with impunity.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The ballot is the one thing needful, wanting which, rights of testimony and all other rights are no better than cobwebs…”
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Here, Sumner argues that the right to vote is fundamental to securing all other rights and protections for individuals.
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