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I know that there are persons, Sir, who do not hesitate to assail the whole doctrine of the equality of men, as enunciated in our Declaration of Independence and in our Bill of Rights.
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Sumner acknowledges that some people challenge the doctrine of equality as stated in foundational American documents.
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