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Rather do these instances, in their moral grandeur, rebuke the offender.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Rather do these instances, in their moral grandeur, rebuke the offender.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner asserts that moral examples of disobedience serve to condemn those who violate the law.
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