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The distinction attempted between what are called civil rights and political rights is a modern invention.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The distinction attempted between what are called civil rights and political rights is a modern invention.”
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Sumner critiques the modern distinction between civil and political rights as a flawed concept.
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