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Not in this way do tyrants or slave-masters wield a wicked power.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Not in this way do tyrants or slave-masters wield a wicked power.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner contrasts the actions of tyrants with the protective role intended for the guardians of freedmen.
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