Charles Sumner: “It is difficult to resist this conclusion, especially when it is…”

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It is difficult to resist this conclusion, especially when it is considered that in any other way the smaller body is actually swamped by the larger.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights the imbalance of power that occurs when a smaller legislative body is overshadowed by a larger one.

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Charles Sumner: “It is difficult to resist this conclusion, especially when it is considered that in any other way the smaller body is…”