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To insult the dead is easier, although condemned by Christian precept and heathen example.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To insult the dead is easier, although condemned by Christian precept and heathen example.”
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Sumner reflects on the moral implications of disrespecting the dead, emphasizing a universal standard of dignity.
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