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In the face of this unutterable abomination, where impiety, cruelty, brutality, and robbery all strive for mastery, it is vain to assert humanity or refinement in its authors.
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Sumner condemns the moral failures of those who perpetrate slavery, highlighting the brutality and inhumanity involved.
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