On the record
I do not say that while we sit here to make laws for these territories, we are not bound by every one of those great principles which are intended as general securities for public liberty.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid emphasizes the importance of adhering to fundamental principles of public liberty while legislating for territories.
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