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A tyrannical spirit among us, in unconscious imitation of this antique and discarded barbarism, seeks to surround an offensive institution with similar safeguard.
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Sumner critiques the oppressive spirit that seeks to protect an unjust institution, likening it to outdated barbarism.
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