Charles Sumner: “This learned profession lends to the criminal all the arts in which it…”

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This learned profession lends to the criminal all the arts in which it excels, giving all to him and forgetting the Republic.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the legal profession for prioritizing technicalities over justice.

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