Those,” said he, “who have thought to perceive a natural imprint of servitude on the countenances of certain people, instead of consulting reason, have taken for guide only the prejudices engendered by vanity and pride.
Sumner critiques the prejudices that lead some to believe in a natural inferiority of certain races.
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