The Republic, which is the impersonation of all, guaranties “a republican form of government”; and every branch of the National Government must sustain the guaranty, including especially Congress, where is the collected will of the people.
Sumner asserts that the Republic embodies the collective will of the people and must ensure a republican form of government.
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It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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