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Ruffians in paint and in disguise seize the innocent, insult them, rob them, murder them.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Ruffians in paint and in disguise seize the innocent, insult them, rob them, murder them.”
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Sumner vividly describes the violence and crime faced by innocent people.
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