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To say that it is not constitutional is to say that the Constitution itself is not constitutional; for it is derived from the very heart of the Constitution, and is filled with all its best life-blood.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To say that it is not constitutional is to say that the Constitution itself is not constitutional; for it is derived…”
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Sumner argues that denying the constitutionality of a proposition undermines the Constitution itself, as it is rooted in its core principles.
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