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Charles Sumner: “Kindred to the Preamble is this supreme obligation imposed on the United States to guaranty a republican government.”

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Kindred to the Preamble is this supreme obligation imposed on the United States to guaranty a republican government.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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He asserts the obligation of the United States to ensure a republican government for its states.

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