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The Government that refuses or neglects it does not deserve the name of civilized.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The Government that refuses or neglects it does not deserve the name of civilized.”
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Sumner argues that a government that neglects the humane treatment of prisoners fails to be considered civilized.
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