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To my mind nothing is clearer than that, according to unquestionable rules of interpretation, the clause of the Constitution, whatever the alleged intent of its authors, cannot be considered applicable to slaves.
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Sumner states that the Constitution cannot be applied to justify slavery, regardless of the authors' intentions.
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