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Charles Sumner: “It is to Man that the dog is faithful; nor does it matter of what condition, whether the child of wealth or the rough…”

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It is to Man that the dog is faithful; nor does it matter of what condition, whether the child of wealth or the rough shepherd tending his flocks; nor does it matter of what complexion, whether Caucasian white, or Ethiopian black, or Mongolian yellow.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner highlights the loyalty of dogs to humans, regardless of social or racial differences, to illustrate the unity of mankind.

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