Charles Sumner: “Its strength is in its principles, and especially in the Declaration…”

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Its strength is in its principles, and especially in the Declaration of Independence, which is its corner-stone.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the principles of the Republican Party, particularly the Declaration of Independence, as its foundation.

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Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “Its strength is in its principles, and especially in the Declaration of Independence, which is its corner-stone.”