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Punic in faith, as in fear, no compact can bind it, while all interpretations of the Constitution friendly to Freedom, though sanctioned by Court and Congress in continuous precedent, are unceremoniously rejected.
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Here, Sumner critiques the unreliability of agreements made by those who oppose freedom.
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