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It is well to have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is well to have a giant’s strength, but it is tyrannous to use it like a giant.”
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Sumner warns that possessing great power should not lead to tyrannical actions.
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