On the record
It is easy to say that Senators who insist upon the War Powers of Congress are indifferent to the Constitution; but I do not admit that any Senator is more anxious for the Constitution than myself.
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Sumner expresses his commitment to the Constitution, countering claims that he or other Senators are indifferent to it.
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They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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