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The act of declension is positive, and its consequences are no less positive, fixing beyond question the responsibility of the British Government for these criminal expeditions.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The act of declension is positive, and its consequences are no less positive, fixing beyond question the responsibility…”
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Sumner declares that the British Government is undeniably responsible for the consequences of its actions.
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