Charles Sumner: “If one Commandment enjoins upon us not to worship any graven image…”

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If one Commandment enjoins upon us not to worship any graven image, does not another say expressly, “Thou shalt not steal”?

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Massachusetts

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He emphasizes the moral imperative against stealing as outlined in the commandments.

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Charles Sumner: “If one Commandment enjoins upon us not to worship any graven image, does not another say expressly, “Thou shalt not…”