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Bad as are these two capital instances, and important as is their condemnation, so that they may not become a precedent, I dwell on them now as illustrating character.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Bad as are these two capital instances, and important as is their condemnation, so that they may not become a precedent…”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of condemning corrupt practices to prevent them from becoming standard in politics.
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