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Charles Sumner: “Here, once more, is that universal law which forbids Caste, speaking not only with the voice of Science, but of Religion…”

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Here, once more, is that universal law which forbids Caste, speaking not only with the voice of Science, but of Religion also,--praying, pleading, protesting, in the name of a Common Father, against such wrong and insult to our brother man.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

In this statement, Sumner argues that both science and religion advocate against caste, promoting a universal brotherhood.

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