Statesmen before and since have declared it also,--nobody with more force and constancy than Jefferson, who was, indeed, the author of it, so far as anybody can be the author of what springs so obviously from common sense.
Sumner emphasizes the enduring principles of governance articulated by Thomas Jefferson, highlighting their universal appeal.
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