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Let us rally under our white pavilion, with its trophies of Justice, Freedom, and Humanity, as enthusiastically as they troop together beneath their black flag pictured over with whips, chains, and manacles.
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Editor's note · Context
In this passage, Sumner contrasts the symbols of justice and humanity with the oppressive imagery of slavery.
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