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In standing by them you stand by all that is most dear in the Republic.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “In standing by them you stand by all that is most dear in the Republic.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner asserts that standing by the citizens he references means standing by the core values of the Republic.
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