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It is indefeasible and perpetual,--not to be sold, not to be bought.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is indefeasible and perpetual,--not to be sold, not to be bought.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner argues that self-ownership is an inalienable right that cannot be bought or sold, reinforcing the idea of personal freedom.
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