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Thus obnoxious, I have always regarded it as an enactment totally devoid of all constitutional, as it is clearly devoid of all moral obligation, while it is disgraceful to the country and the age.
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Sumner expresses his strong moral opposition to a particular enactment, deeming it unconstitutional and disgraceful.
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