Sacred and inviolable, the Constitution is made for friends who acknowledge it, and not for enemies who disavow it; and it is made for a state of peace, and not for the fearful exigencies of war, treading down within its sphere all rights except the Rights of War.
Sumner argues that the Constitution is designed for peace and should not be applied in wartime situations.
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