Other things might be mentioned, showing the sympathies of the President; but I cannot forget the Civil Rights Bill, which is the cap-stone of that Equality before the Law to which all are entitled without distinction of color.
Sumner highlights the importance of the Civil Rights Bill as a crucial step towards equality before the law for all citizens.
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