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The right of petition is not political, but personal,--born with Humanity, and confirmed by Christianity,--belonging to all, but peculiar to the humble, the weak, and the oppressed.
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Sumner emphasizes the universal right of petition as an inherent human right, particularly for the marginalized.
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