In assuming our place as a distinct party, we simply give form and direction, in harmony with the usage and the genius of popular governments, to a movement which stirs the whole country, and does not find an adequate and constant organ in either of the other existing parties.
This quote reflects Sumner's view on the necessity of forming a distinct political party to represent a widespread movement.
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