Charles Sumner: “Even if Baez defied the Constitution of his country, our Government…”

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Even if Baez defied the Constitution of his country, our Government, in dealing with him, could not do so.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the U.S. government must uphold constitutional principles even when faced with defiance from foreign leaders.

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Charles Sumner: “Even if Baez defied the Constitution of his country, our Government, in dealing with him, could not do so.”