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Not to the skin can we look for the criterion of fitness.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Not to the skin can we look for the criterion of fitness.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner emphasizes that physical characteristics should not be the basis for assessing a child's abilities.
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