Charles Sumner: “There it is, as it came from our fathers, in lofty, self-evident…”

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There it is, as it came from our fathers, in lofty, self-evident truth; and Congress should have applied it.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner references the foundational principles of the Declaration of Independence as a guide for Congress.

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Charles Sumner: “There it is, as it came from our fathers, in lofty, self-evident truth; and Congress should have applied it.”