Charles Sumner: “Our fathers gave it to us, as amid the thunders of Sinai, when they…”

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Our fathers gave it to us, as amid the thunders of Sinai, when they put forth their Declaration of Independence.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner draws a parallel between the Declaration of Independence and the foundational principles of republican government.

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Charles Sumner: “Our fathers gave it to us, as amid the thunders of Sinai, when they put forth their Declaration of Independence.”