Charles Sumner: “I protest against that pretension which would make the asserted…”

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I protest against that pretension which would make the asserted Equality of States the cover for a denial of the Equality of Men.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of recognizing individual equality over the equality of states.

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