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And yet this transcendent principle is now degraded into a “dodge,” and the sacred name of Popular Sovereignty is prostituted to cover the claim of a master over his slave.
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Sumner critiques the manipulation of the concept of popular sovereignty to justify slavery.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
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