According to the Law of Nature, written by the same hand that placed the planets in their orbits, and, like them, constituting part of the eternal system of the Universe, every human being has complete title to himself direct from the Almighty.
Sumner asserts that every human being has an inherent right to themselves, given by a higher power.
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