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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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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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