At the head of her Declaration of Rights she solemnly asserted that all men are born free and equal, and in the same Declaration surrounded the liberties of all within her borders by the inestimable rights of Trial by Jury and Habeas Corpus.
Sumner highlights the foundational principles of equality and rights as asserted in the Declaration of Rights.
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