Charles Sumner: “State Rights, when properly understood, are entirely consistent with…”

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State Rights, when properly understood, are entirely consistent with the maintenance of Human Rights by the Nation.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner clarifies that state rights can coexist with the protection of human rights at the national level.

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Charles Sumner: “State Rights, when properly understood, are entirely consistent with the maintenance of Human Rights by the Nation.”