Charles Sumner: “In forming the first body of legislators, let regard be had only to…”

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In forming the first body of legislators, let regard be had only to the representation of persons, not of property.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for the representation of individuals rather than property in legislative bodies.

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Charles Sumner: “In forming the first body of legislators, let regard be had only to the representation of persons, not of property.”