Charles Sumner: “The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free…”

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The principles of Jefferson are the definitions and axioms of free society, and yet they are denied and evaded with no small show of success.

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Sumner asserts that Jefferson's principles are foundational to free society, yet they face significant opposition.

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