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The cause of freedom is not the cause of a race or a sect, a party or a class,—it is the cause of human kind, the very birthright of humanity.
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Freedom is presented here as a right that belongs to all people, not as the special cause of any race, religious group, political party, or social class. Calling it the “birthright of humanity” stresses that freedom is part of being human and should not be limited to one group’s interests.
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