Charles Sumner: “But our fathers did not deal with it in the Constitution as a question…”

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But our fathers did not deal with it in the Constitution as a question of theory, but as a question of fact.

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Sumner contrasts the founders' practical approach to constitutional issues with a theoretical one.

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Charles Sumner: “But our fathers did not deal with it in the Constitution as a question of theory, but as a question of fact.”