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The provision which my friend would strike out is simply to carry into education the same principle which we have carried into the court-room, into the horse-car, and to the ballot-box: that is all.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for applying the same principles of equality across different societal domains, including education.

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