Charles Sumner: “The slave feels the sanction of an oath hardly less than many white…”

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The slave feels the sanction of an oath hardly less than many white persons of inferior condition.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that slaves possess a moral obligation to tell the truth, comparable to that of some white individuals in lower social standings.

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Charles Sumner: “The slave feels the sanction of an oath hardly less than many white persons of inferior condition.”