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It is easy to see that he scorned the wicked fantasy that man can hold property in man.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is easy to see that he scorned the wicked fantasy that man can hold property in man.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner condemns the notion of slavery as a property right, asserting the moral stance against human ownership.
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