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Brutus stabbed Cæsar in the Capitol, and, whatever we may now think of the wisdom and justice of the deed, the world has ever since approved and applauded it.
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Sumner reflects on the historical act of Brutus assassinating Julius Caesar, suggesting that history often views such acts with approval despite their moral implications.
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