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我が国十何万の精神病者は実にこの病を受けたるの不幸のほかに、この国に生まれたるの不幸を重ねるものというべし
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The sentence portrays mentally ill people as facing two burdens: the illness itself and the added misfortune of being born in the speaker’s country. Calling their birthplace a “misfortune” makes a severe judgment about the country, suggesting that its conditions add to their suffering rather than offering relief.
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