All this is notorious; and if the old maxim, Noscitur a sociis, or, according to our familiar English, “A man is known by the company he keeps,” be not entirely obsolete, then this inquiry must commence with a presumption against such an intimate associate of the Rebels.
Sumner discusses the implications of associations with rebels, emphasizing the importance of one's company in defining character.
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