Charles Sumner: “No defence of property, no vindication of what is called personal…”

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No defence of property, no vindication of what is called personal honor, justifies this extreme resort.

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Massachusetts

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Here, Sumner argues that protecting property or personal honor does not justify lethal self-defense actions.

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Charles Sumner: “No defence of property, no vindication of what is called personal honor, justifies this extreme resort.”