Charles Sumner: “As an exposition of the American theory of Republicanism, this speech…”

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As an exposition of the American theory of Republicanism, this speech is unsurpassed in the history of American oratory.

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Sumner describes his speech as an unmatched exposition of Republicanism in American history.

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Charles Sumner: “As an exposition of the American theory of Republicanism, this speech is unsurpassed in the history of American oratory.”