Charles Sumner: “By incorporation with the body-politic he becomes a partner in that…”

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By incorporation with the body-politic he becomes a partner in that transcendent unity, so that there can be no injury to him without injury to all.

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Sumner discusses the interconnectedness of individuals within the body politic.

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