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The rule of exclusion is not only an expression of tyranny and prejudice, but an insult to the understanding, and even to common sense.
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Sumner criticizes the exclusion of slave testimony as not only tyrannical but also an affront to reason and common sense.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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