Charles Sumner: “While the Nation within its wide orbit is supreme, the States move…”

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While the Nation within its wide orbit is supreme, the States move with equal supremacy in their own.

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Massachusetts

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He asserts that while the nation holds supremacy, the states also maintain equal supremacy in their own rights.

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Charles Sumner: “While the Nation within its wide orbit is supreme, the States move with equal supremacy in their own.”