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Beside the essential equity of such submission, and the moral dignity it would confer upon the Republic, which rises when it stoops to Law, there are two other reasons of irresistible force at this moment.
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He highlights the moral and legal imperatives for the Republic to submit to law, emphasizing its dignity and equity.
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