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The enlightened man, the civilized man, is nevertheless a man; that he may not oppress, it is necessary that it should be impossible for him to oppress.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The enlightened man, the civilized man, is nevertheless a man; that he may not oppress, it is necessary that it should…”
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He argues that true civilization requires the impossibility of oppression, regardless of one's enlightenment.
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