Charles Sumner: “There they stand, like a sublime overture to the new Republic…”

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There they stand, like a sublime overture to the new Republic, interpreting, inspiring, and filling it with transforming power.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner describes the declarations of independence as a powerful and inspiring foundation for the new Republic.

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Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

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Charles Sumner: “There they stand, like a sublime overture to the new Republic, interpreting, inspiring, and filling it with transforming…”