Let them, while uniting against corruption, insist upon Equal Rights for All,--also the suppression of lawless violence, whether in the Ku-Klux-Klan outraging the South, or illicit undertakings outraging the Black Republic of Hayti.
Sumner encourages unity against corruption while advocating for equal rights and the suppression of violence.
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