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But this object is defeated by any interpretation disallowing the test oath.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But this object is defeated by any interpretation disallowing the test oath.”
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Here, Sumner argues that disallowing the test oath undermines the purpose of the Reconstruction Act.
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