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And all this has been done by kingly prerogative alone, without the authority of an Act of Congress.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “And all this has been done by kingly prerogative alone, without the authority of an Act of Congress.”
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Sumner highlights the illegitimacy of actions taken without Congressional authority.
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