And here, besides reason and humanity, two inexhaustible fountains, we have two other sources of authority: first, the Constitution, in which the word appears, and, secondly, the dictionaries of the English language, out of both of which we must condemn the intolerable pretension.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of reason, humanity, and constitutional authority in condemning injustice.
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