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By the latter clause the declaration is plainly applicable to the States, while the earlier words assert the equality of all persons before the law,--a fruitful principle, assuring to all the same rights.
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Sumner explains how the principles of equality in the law apply to all states, reinforcing the idea of universal rights.
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