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On a pretension so repulsive, it is enough to say that its feebleness is exceeded only by its audacity.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “On a pretension so repulsive, it is enough to say that its feebleness is exceeded only by its audacity.”
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Sumner condemns the audacity of claims that deny fundamental rights under the guise of legal pretensions.
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