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Accustomed as we have become to the rules which govern legislative proceedings, we are hardly aware of their importance in the development of liberal institutions.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Accustomed as we have become to the rules which govern legislative proceedings, we are hardly aware of their importance…”
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Sumner emphasizes the significance of legislative rules in fostering democratic institutions.
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