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And this is not what the Committee or any other body of men think reasonable, but what is reasonable in the eye of the Law.
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Sumner clarifies that reasonableness is defined by the law, not personal opinions.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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