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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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Sumner expresses his support for the Declaration of Independence as a foundation for equal rights under the Constitution.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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