It postpones till to-morrow what ought to be done to-day; and I much fear that it will be made the apology for indifference to other efforts of direct practical value,--as if it were pardonable to neglect for a day the duties we owe to Human Rights.
Sumner criticizes measures that delay action on human rights, fearing they may excuse inaction.
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