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Nor will any temporary purpose justify the removal of constitutional safeguards.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Nor will any temporary purpose justify the removal of constitutional safeguards.”
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Sumner warns that temporary goals cannot justify undermining constitutional protections.
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