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They must be fixed in characters clear as the sky and firm as the earth.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “They must be fixed in characters clear as the sky and firm as the earth.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner calls for clear and firm establishment of essential principles for the nation.
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