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By the Proclamation of the President the freedom of all slaves in the Rebel region is secured beyond recall.
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Sumner highlights the irreversible nature of the freedom granted to slaves by the President's Proclamation.
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It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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