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I have served the National Constitution longer than he has, and with such fidelity as I could command.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “I have served the National Constitution longer than he has, and with such fidelity as I could command.”
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Sumner emphasizes his longer service to the National Constitution compared to another senator.
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