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No man can be admitted to set up any carelessness or heedlessness as apology for treason.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No man can be admitted to set up any carelessness or heedlessness as apology for treason.”
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Sumner argues that carelessness cannot be used as an excuse for treasonous actions.
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