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Perhaps it was the sacrificial consecration of those primal truths embodied in the birthday Declaration of the Republic, which he had so often vindicated, and for which he had announced his willingness to die.
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Sumner reflects on the significance of foundational truths of the Republic, suggesting a recent death was a sacred act.
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