Charles Sumner: “It is assailed and dishonored, first, by denial of these natural…”

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It is assailed and dishonored, first, by denial of these natural rights which it so gloriously declares.

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Sumner argues that the denial of natural rights undermines the principles enshrined in the Declaration.

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Charles Sumner: “It is assailed and dishonored, first, by denial of these natural rights which it so gloriously declares.”