Charles Sumner: “But the rules are more even than a beautiful machine; they are the…”

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But the rules are more even than a beautiful machine; they are the very temple of Constitutional Liberty.

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Sumner metaphorically describes legislative rules as a temple representing Constitutional Liberty.

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Charles Sumner: “But the rules are more even than a beautiful machine; they are the very temple of Constitutional Liberty.”