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To say that it is “the harmony of the world,” is to declare that the world is a sphere of ubiquitous and omnipotent wrong, uncheckered by any thought of justice, and devoid of any emotion of love.
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Mann expresses that claiming a law is harmonious with the world is to ignore the pervasive injustice it represents.
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The liberty of voting includes all other liberties.
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