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Charles Sumner: “It is proposed to attaint men for religion, and also for birth.”

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It is proposed to attaint men for religion, and also for birth.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner condemns the idea of discriminating against individuals based on religion or birth.

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