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Charles Sumner: “And what he said is much in little,--most simple, but most comprehensive; for, while asserting the Unity of the Human…”

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And what he said is much in little,--most simple, but most comprehensive; for, while asserting the Unity of the Human Family, he repels that disheartening pretension of Caste which I insist shall find no place in our political system.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

He highlights the importance of the unity of the human family and rejects the notion of caste in politics.

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