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Charles Sumner: “What other power or prerogative of the State may not be limited also, especially where there is nothing in the…”

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What other power or prerogative of the State may not be limited also, especially where there is nothing in the Constitution against any such limitation?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner raises concerns about the implications of limiting state powers without constitutional restrictions.

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