Charles Sumner: “Here are institutions whose peculiar object is “the pursuit of…”

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Here are institutions whose peculiar object is “the pursuit of happiness,” which has been placed among the Equal Rights of All.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the importance of institutions that promote happiness as fundamental rights for all individuals.

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Charles Sumner: “Here are institutions whose peculiar object is “the pursuit of happiness,” which has been placed among the Equal Rights…”