If the African race be inferior, as is alleged, then unquestionably a Christian Civilization must lift it from degradation, not by the lash and the chain, not by this barbarous pretension of ownership, but by a generous charity, which shall be measured precisely by the extent of inferiority.
Sumner advocates for uplifting the African race through charity rather than oppression, challenging the justification of slavery.
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His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.
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