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The bill may be postponed, but the principle must not be postponed.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The bill may be postponed, but the principle must not be postponed.”
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Sumner asserts that while legislative actions can be delayed, the underlying principles of justice must always be upheld.
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