Charles Sumner: “Crime is seen in the punishment, and the gallows sheds upon it that…”

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Crime is seen in the punishment, and the gallows sheds upon it that infamy which nothing short of martyrdom in a good cause can overcome.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques capital punishment, suggesting it brings shame and infamy, contrasting it with martyrdom for a noble cause.

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