We cannot, by agreement or understanding, divest ourselves of these responsibilities, being nothing less than to transact the public business,--not simply one item or two items, but the public business in its sum total, whatever it may be,--in one word, all that concerns the welfare of this great Republic.
Sumner articulates the comprehensive responsibilities of Congress in addressing the public business of the Republic.
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