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If it be asked, where in the Constitution such powers are bestowed upon Congress, I reply, that they are found precisely where the President now finds his powers.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If it be asked, where in the Constitution such powers are bestowed upon Congress, I reply, that they are found precisely…”
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Sumner responds to a question about the constitutional basis for Congress's powers, indicating they are similar to the President's.
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