Charles Sumner: “The Brahmin was child of rank and privilege; the Sudra, child of…”

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The Brahmin was child of rank and privilege; the Sudra, child of degradation and disability.

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Sumner contrasts the privileged Brahmin with the oppressed Sudra, illustrating the stark inequalities in the caste system.

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Charles Sumner: “The Brahmin was child of rank and privilege; the Sudra, child of degradation and disability.”