Charles Sumner: “And permit me to say, it is a childish sophism to adduce any physical…”

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And permit me to say, it is a childish sophism to adduce any physical or mental inequality in argument against Equality of Rights.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the argument against equality based on perceived physical or mental inequalities, calling it a simplistic fallacy.

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Charles Sumner: “And permit me to say, it is a childish sophism to adduce any physical or mental inequality in argument against Equality…”