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Is not the great distinction in this fact, that England has no written Constitution,--that the Great Charter is a mere Act of Parliament, which may be repealed to-morrow?
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Sumner highlights the distinction that England lacks a written Constitution, making its Great Charter vulnerable to repeal.
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