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It leaves the criminal free to renew his crime, whether by force or guile.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It leaves the criminal free to renew his crime, whether by force or guile.”
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Sumner warns that a pardon can enable a criminal to commit further offenses.
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