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A condition in favor of Human Rights cannot be a limitation on a State or on a citizen.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “A condition in favor of Human Rights cannot be a limitation on a State or on a citizen.”
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Sumner emphasizes that human rights should not be restricted by state or individual limitations.
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