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As well attempt to undo the Declaration of Independence, or suspend the law of gravitation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “As well attempt to undo the Declaration of Independence, or suspend the law of gravitation.”
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Sumner argues that undoing the Declaration of Independence is as impossible as reversing fundamental laws of nature.
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