Charles Sumner: “What claims could seem more desperate than those under the arbitrary…”

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What claims could seem more desperate than those under the arbitrary, wide-spreading edicts of Napoleon Bonaparte in his pride of place?

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Sumner questions the perceived desperation of claims made against Napoleon's edicts, highlighting their significance.

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