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Now, Sir, what better thing can you do on this anniversary than to expunge from the statutes that unworthy limitation which dishonors and defiles the original Declaration?
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Now, Sir, what better thing can you do on this anniversary than to expunge from the statutes that unworthy limitation…”
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Sumner calls for the removal of discriminatory language from statutes to honor the Declaration of Independence.
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