Charles Sumner: “They are the two vital principles of republican government, without…”

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They are the two vital principles of republican government, without which, government, although republican in name, cannot be republican in fact.

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Sumner posits that liberty and equality are fundamental to republican government, without which it cannot truly exist.

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Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.

Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.

Disunion no remedy for grievances of, VII. 33.

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Charles Sumner: “They are the two vital principles of republican government, without which, government, although republican in name…”