All that I ask is, that, in harmony with the Declaration of Independence, there be complete equality before the law everywhere,--in the inn, on the highway, in the common school, in the church, on juries,--ay, Sir, and in the last resting-place on earth.
Sumner calls for complete legal equality for all individuals in various aspects of life, including religious settings.
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