Charles Sumner: “I make it in the name of the Great Declaration, and also of that Equality before the Law which is the supreme rule of…”

“I make it in the name of the Great Declaration, and also of that Equality before the Law which is the supreme rule of conduct, to the end especially that fellow-citizens may be vindicated in “the pursuit of happiness,” according to the immortal promise, and that the angel Education may not be driven from their doors.”