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Let me be understood as admitting the power of the Senate, where it is essential to its own protection or the protection of its privileges, but not where it is required merely in aid of legislation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Let me be understood as admitting the power of the Senate, where it is essential to its own protection or the protection…”
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Sumner acknowledges the Senate's power for self-protection but warns against its misuse for legislative aid.
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