Charles Sumner: “Whatever is justly local belongs to its cognizance; whatever is…”

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Whatever is justly local belongs to its cognizance; whatever is universal belongs to the Nation.

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Massachusetts

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He distinguishes between local matters and universal rights, assigning them to state and national governance respectively.

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Charles Sumner: “Whatever is justly local belongs to its cognizance; whatever is universal belongs to the Nation.”