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On the contrary, your troubles will perhaps have the effect of a necessary amputation; they are perhaps the only means of saving you from the gangrene of luxury and corruption.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “On the contrary, your troubles will perhaps have the effect of a necessary amputation; they are perhaps the only means…”
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Sumner suggests that hardships can lead to necessary changes for improvement.
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