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Rights, when exercised out of season or imprudently, may be changed into wrongs.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Rights, when exercised out of season or imprudently, may be changed into wrongs.”
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This quote reflects Sumner's belief that the timing and manner of exercising rights can turn them into wrongs.
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