My Lords, if the prisoner can succeed in persuading us that these people have no laws, no rights, not even the common sentiments and feeling of men, he hopes your interest in them will be considerably lessened.
Burke emphasizes the importance of recognizing the humanity and rights of the people in question during a legal argument.
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