The same heart of oak, so strenuous to repel intervention of France between King and Parliament, was not less strenuous the other way, when intervention could serve the rights of England or the principles of religious liberty.
Sumner reflects on England's historical resistance to foreign intervention, highlighting its commitment to rights and liberty.
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