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If not necessary, it cannot come within the province of self-defence, and is unjustifiable.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If not necessary, it cannot come within the province of self-defence, and is unjustifiable.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner contends that if an action is not necessary for self-defense, it is unjustifiable.
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