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Where duty and honor are so plain, it is painful to think that even for a moment there can be hesitation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Where duty and honor are so plain, it is painful to think that even for a moment there can be hesitation.”
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Sumner expresses the clarity of duty and honor, lamenting any hesitation in fulfilling them.
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