In Caste, Government is nurturing a tremendous evil,--a noxious plant, by the side of which the Graces cannot flourish,--part and parcel of Idolatry,--a system which, more than anything else the Devil has yet invented, tends to destroy the feelings of general benevolence.
Sumner describes caste as a destructive force that undermines benevolence and promotes idolatry.
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