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It belongs even to the criminal; for it is simply the right to pray.
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Sumner asserts that the right to petition extends even to those who have committed crimes, highlighting its fundamental nature.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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