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Let it be established, and, instead of a government of laws, which is the glory of a republic, we have only the government of a single man.
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Sumner warns that establishing presidential authority over laws undermines the principles of a republic.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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