Charles Sumner: “I can acknowledge no veneration for any procedure, law, or ordinance…”

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I can acknowledge no veneration for any procedure, law, or ordinance, that is repugnant to reason and the first elements of our Constitution....

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Sumner rejects any law or procedure that contradicts reason and the foundational principles of the Constitution.

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Charles Sumner: “I can acknowledge no veneration for any procedure, law, or ordinance, that is repugnant to reason and the first elements…”