“Any statute which is not equal to all, and which deprives any citizen of civil rights which are secured to other citizens, is an unjust encroachment upon his liberty; and is, in fact, a badge of servitude which, by the Constitution, is prohibited.”

— Lyman Trumbull

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About Lyman Trumbull

Politician • American

Lyman Trumbull was an influential American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1855 to 1873. He was a key figure during the Civil War and Reconstruction periods, initially as a Democrat before...

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