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Reason revolts at the impious assumption that man can hold property in man.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Reason revolts at the impious assumption that man can hold property in man.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner asserts the moral impossibility of slavery, emphasizing the inherent contradiction of one person owning another.
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