To doubt its efficacy is to doubt that man is man, with a constant desire for liberty as for life, and it is also to doubt the unquestionable instances in our own history where this desire has been displayed by African slaves.
Sumner emphasizes the inherent desire for liberty in all humans, including enslaved Africans.
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