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But this dogma is distinctly discarded in the Declaration, and it is frankly proclaimed that all sovereignty is subordinate to the rule of Right.
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Sumner argues that the Declaration of Independence rejects the idea of unlimited sovereignty, asserting that all sovereignty must adhere to the rule of Right.
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