Charles Sumner: “It is not difficult to trace most, if not all, of the ideas and…”

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It is not difficult to trace most, if not all, of the ideas and provisions of our Preamble and Declaration of Rights to their primitive sources.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner traces the origins of ideas in the Preamble and Declaration of Rights, emphasizing their historical roots.

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Charles Sumner: “It is not difficult to trace most, if not all, of the ideas and provisions of our Preamble and Declaration of Rights to…”