Charles Sumner: “Beyond all doubt, no majority can be permitted to pass on the…”

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Beyond all doubt, no majority can be permitted to pass on the question, whether fellow-men shall be bought and sold like cattle.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that no majority should have the power to decide on the enslavement of individuals.

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