It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
In this quote, Sumner emphasizes the idea of a single human family, regardless of race, united under a common heritage.
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