Charles Sumner: “The argument is so clear and able that it would seem that no…”

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The argument is so clear and able that it would seem that no intelligent man of candor could deny the conclusions.

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Sumner asserts that the clarity of an argument should compel any reasonable person to agree with its conclusions.

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Charles Sumner: “The argument is so clear and able that it would seem that no intelligent man of candor could deny the conclusions.”