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People find in texts of Scripture the support of their own religious opinions or prejudices; and, in the same way, they find in texts of the Constitution the support of their political opinions or prejudices.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “People find in texts of Scripture the support of their own religious opinions or prejudices; and, in the same way, they…”
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Sumner compares the interpretation of religious texts to the interpretation of the Constitution, noting biases in both.
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