It needs no argument to establish the unreasonableness of a disqualification which, according to the confession of its advocates, attaches to the shading of the human skin, especially in view of the fearful cruelty that is its natural consequence.
Sumner argues against racial discrimination in legal disqualifications, highlighting the irrationality of such practices.
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