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How, then, can any man, in this name, assert property in his fellow-man?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “How, then, can any man, in this name, assert property in his fellow-man?”
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Sumner challenges the notion of property rights over human beings, emphasizing the inherent dignity of all individuals.
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