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If it is wrong thus to degrade a single soul, if it is wrong thus to degrade you, Mr.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If it is wrong thus to degrade a single soul, if it is wrong thus to degrade you, Mr.”
Editor's note · Context
In this statement, Sumner emphasizes the wrongness of degrading any individual, linking it to the broader issue of racial degradation.
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