In an evil hour Human Rights may be struck down, but it cannot be merely by “regulations.” The pretension that under such authority this great wrong may be done is another illustration of that extravagance which the champions do not shrink from avowing.
Sumner warns that human rights cannot be undermined merely through regulatory measures, highlighting the gravity of such actions.
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