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Nemo repente turpissimus.” A humane and civilized people cannot suddenly become inhuman and uncivilized.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Nemo repente turpissimus.” A humane and civilized people cannot suddenly become inhuman and uncivilized.”
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Sumner asserts that a civilized society cannot suddenly become barbaric.
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