Charles Sumner: “I am happy in any word of respect for the Declaration,--because the…”

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I am happy in any word of respect for the Declaration,--because the claim of Equal Rights stands on the Constitution interpreted by the Declaration.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his support for the Declaration of Independence as a foundation for equal rights under the Constitution.

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