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Therefore, in the name of that national safety which is the supreme law, I begin my appeal.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Therefore, in the name of that national safety which is the supreme law, I begin my appeal.”
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In this statement, Sumner appeals to the necessity of prioritizing national safety in his argument.
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