But the Committee cannot assume, a priori, and without individual examination, that all of an entire race are so deficient in proper moral and intellectual qualifications as to justify their universal degradation to a class by themselves.
Sumner critiques the assumption that all members of a race are inherently deficient, arguing for individual assessment.
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