Charles Sumner: “Still further, it would be a premium for indifference to fellow-men…”

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Still further, it would be a premium for indifference to fellow-men struggling for their rights.

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Massachusetts

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He argues that electing indifferent individuals undermines the struggle for human rights.

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Charles Sumner: “Still further, it would be a premium for indifference to fellow-men struggling for their rights.”