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It is not there; and if you think you see it there, it is simply because you make the Constitution a reflection of yourself.
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Sumner asserts that the Constitution should not reflect personal biases or unjust interpretations regarding human rights.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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