Charles Sumner: “I utter not only the rule of patriotism, but the rule of law, when I…”

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I utter not only the rule of patriotism, but the rule of law, when I say that it was positive and peremptory.

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Massachusetts

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In this statement, Sumner emphasizes the legal and moral obligations of citizenship and patriotism.

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Charles Sumner: “I utter not only the rule of patriotism, but the rule of law, when I say that it was positive and peremptory.”