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George F. Hoar: “Charles Sumner was born with an instinctive love of freedom, and was educated from his earliest infancy to the belief…”

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Charles Sumner was born with an instinctive love of freedom, and was educated from his earliest infancy to the belief that freedom is the natural and indefeasible right of every intelligent being having the outward form of man.
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George F. Hoar
Massachusetts

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Hoar emphasizes Charles Sumner's inherent belief in freedom as a fundamental right, shaped from a young age.

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