Charles Sumner: “Had he remained successful to the end, and died peacefully on the…”

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Had he remained successful to the end, and died peacefully on the throne, his name would have been a perpetual encouragement to dishonesty and crime.

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Sumner reflects on the moral implications of a ruler's success and legacy.

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