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To me, Sir, regarding this matter in the light of the Common Law and in the blaze of free institutions, it has always seemed impossible to arrive at any other conclusion.
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Sumner expresses his belief that the principles of common law and free institutions lead to a clear conclusion on the matter at hand.
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