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Therefore do I assert unhesitatingly that these bills are above constitutional objection.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Therefore do I assert unhesitatingly that these bills are above constitutional objection.”
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Sumner asserts the constitutional validity of certain legislative bills during a debate.
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