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There is but one sovereignty, and that is the sovereignty of the people of the United States.
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Sumner declares that the ultimate sovereignty lies with the people of the United States.
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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.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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