Charles Sumner: “It is vain to recite the great words of the Declaration of…”

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It is vain to recite the great words of the Declaration of Independence, if you do not make them a living reality.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that merely reciting the Declaration of Independence is insufficient without actual implementation of its principles.

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Charles Sumner: “It is vain to recite the great words of the Declaration of Independence, if you do not make them a living reality.”