Charles Sumner: “But the Bill of Rights did not declare, nor did the genius of Somers…”

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But the Bill of Rights did not declare, nor did the genius of Somers or Maynard conceive the political axiom, that all men are born equal.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the idea that the principle of equality was not originally articulated in the foundational documents of English governance.

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Charles Sumner: “But the Bill of Rights did not declare, nor did the genius of Somers or Maynard conceive the political axiom, that all…”