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For myself, I will not sanction injustice; nor will I miss any opportunity of asserting the rights of an oppressed race.
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Sumner declares his commitment to justice and the rights of oppressed individuals.
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I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
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