Charles Sumner: “The people constitute the State in the just sense, and it has been…”

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The people constitute the State in the just sense, and it has been always our duty to protect them, and this I now propose to do.

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Massachusetts

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He emphasizes the role of the people in constituting the state and the duty to protect their rights.

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Charles Sumner: “The people constitute the State in the just sense, and it has been always our duty to protect them, and this I now…”