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Without the requirement of law, I doubt if the debt would be paid.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Without the requirement of law, I doubt if the debt would be paid.”
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Sumner expresses doubt about the likelihood of debt repayment without legal requirements to enforce it.
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