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Now it is idle to assert that children compelled to this exceptional journey to and fro are in the enjoyment of Equal Rights.
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Sumner asserts that the forced journey to separate schools undermines claims of equal rights.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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