Charles Sumner: “Jurists of all ages and countries have delighted to acknowledge its…”

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Jurists of all ages and countries have delighted to acknowledge its authority, if it spoke only in the still, small voice of conscience.

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Sumner emphasizes the enduring authority of conscience in legal matters.

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Charles Sumner: “Jurists of all ages and countries have delighted to acknowledge its authority, if it spoke only in the still, small…”