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Reason, humanity, and justice, all of which are clear for the admission of the freedman, may fail to move you; but you must yield to necessity, now requiring these promises to be performed.
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Sumner argues that while moral arguments may not persuade, the necessity of fulfilling promises to freedmen is imperative.
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