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There is sound sense in the remark; and it is in this spirit that I turn from a discussion having only this value, that it shows how little there is in the past to interpret the meaning of the Fathers.
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Sumner reflects on the limited value of past discussions in interpreting the intentions of the Founding Fathers.
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