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Any shock to them, as in the present case, becomes a precedent by which liberty and justice suffer.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Any shock to them, as in the present case, becomes a precedent by which liberty and justice suffer.”
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Sumner warns that any disruption to established rules can set a dangerous precedent for liberty and justice.
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