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A pardon is in form an act of grace, but in reality a letter of license.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “A pardon is in form an act of grace, but in reality a letter of license.”
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Sumner critiques the nature of pardons, suggesting they can be misused as licenses for further wrongdoing.
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