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Full well, Sir, I know that in other days, when Slavery prevailed in this Chamber, there was a different rule of interpretation; but I had thought that our war had changed all that.
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Sumner reflects on the changes in interpretation of laws following the Civil War, emphasizing the shift towards human rights.
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