Charles Sumner: “The law, which is the highest reason, boasts that every man’s house is…”

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The law, which is the highest reason, boasts that every man’s house is his castle; but the freedman can have no castle without the ballot.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes that without the right to vote, marginalized individuals cannot claim their rightful place in society.

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Charles Sumner: “The law, which is the highest reason, boasts that every man’s house is his castle; but the freedman can have no castle…”