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Not a provision, not a clause, not a sentence, not a phrase in the Constitution can be made an apology even for the present objection,--absolutely nothing; and here I challenge reply.
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Sumner asserts that the Constitution provides no justification for objections against the admission of new states.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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