Charles Sumner: “But must not the same law under which these have been elevated exert…”

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But must not the same law under which these have been elevated exert its equal influence on the whole Family of Man?

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Massachusetts

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Sumner questions whether the same principles that elevate some societies should apply to all of humanity.

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Charles Sumner: “But must not the same law under which these have been elevated exert its equal influence on the whole Family of Man?”