Charles Sumner: “As axiom, it admits no exception; for it is the essence of an axiom…”

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As axiom, it admits no exception; for it is the essence of an axiom, whether in geometry or in morals, to be universal.

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Sumner explains that axioms, whether in geometry or morals, must be universally applicable.

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Charles Sumner: “As axiom, it admits no exception; for it is the essence of an axiom, whether in geometry or in morals, to be universal.”