Charles Sumner: “Thus was a “sense of the Equal Rights of mankind” one of the…”

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Thus was a “sense of the Equal Rights of mankind” one of the principles on which Republicanism rested.

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This quote highlights the principle of equal rights as a cornerstone of Republicanism.

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Charles Sumner: “Thus was a “sense of the Equal Rights of mankind” one of the principles on which Republicanism rested.”