Charles Sumner: “Just in proportion as ideas are involved is conflict elevated…”

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Just in proportion as ideas are involved is conflict elevated, especially if those ideas concern the Equal Rights of All.

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Sumner argues that conflicts are elevated when they involve significant ideas, particularly regarding equality.

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Women’s National League, petition of, for universal emancipation, X. 300.

Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “Just in proportion as ideas are involved is conflict elevated, especially if those ideas concern the Equal Rights of…”