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The double character which they bear increases their liabilities, subjecting them to all the penalties of war enhanced by those personal responsibilities which every partaker in rebellion necessarily assumes.
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Sumner discusses the increased liabilities faced by those who participate in rebellion, emphasizing the consequences of their actions.
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