Charles Sumner: “Whether regarded in the light of morals or politics or jurisprudence…”

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Whether regarded in the light of morals or politics or jurisprudence, or of juridical history, it was simply shocking.

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Sumner describes a decision as shocking from moral, political, and historical perspectives.

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Charles Sumner: “Whether regarded in the light of morals or politics or jurisprudence, or of juridical history, it was simply shocking.”