Charles Sumner: “And this is the contrivance by which a transcendent right, involving a…”

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And this is the contrivance by which a transcendent right, involving a transcendent duty, is evaded: for Equality is not only a right, but a duty.

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He argues that the evasion of equality is a moral failing, emphasizing that equality is both a right and a duty.

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Charles Sumner: “And this is the contrivance by which a transcendent right, involving a transcendent duty, is evaded: for Equality is not…”