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No argument, no apology, no extenuation can remove or mitigate its requirements.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No argument, no apology, no extenuation can remove or mitigate its requirements.”
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This statement reflects Sumner's belief in the absolute nature of moral and ethical obligations.
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