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Sumner often regretted that he had not insisted upon a vote on striking out the clause giving implied sanction to slavery or involuntary servitude as “a punishment for crime.
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Sumner reflects on his regret for not pushing harder to remove a clause that allowed for slavery as punishment for crime.
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