Charles Sumner: “Such is the Sudra; and this fearful degradation, with all its…”

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Such is the Sudra; and this fearful degradation, with all its disabilities, is crystallized in his blood from generation to generation.

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Sumner emphasizes the generational nature of the Sudra's degradation and its systemic roots.

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Charles Sumner: “Such is the Sudra; and this fearful degradation, with all its disabilities, is crystallized in his blood from generation…”