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But the answer may be made yet more irresistible, while, with mingled sorrow and shame, I portray the tyrannical power which holds us in thraldom.
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Sumner expresses the deep sorrow and shame he feels about the oppressive power that enslaves people, highlighting the moral crisis of the time.
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