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Because the victims are numerous, therefore we are to fold our hands and let the sacrifice proceed.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Because the victims are numerous, therefore we are to fold our hands and let the sacrifice proceed.”
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Sumner challenges the notion of inaction due to the number of victims affected by a situation.
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