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Like the ancient madman, he may set fire to this Temple of Constitutional Liberty, grander than Ephesian dome; but he cannot enforce obedience to that tyrannical Usurpation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Like the ancient madman, he may set fire to this Temple of Constitutional Liberty, grander than Ephesian dome; but he…”
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Sumner likens the senator's actions to a madman threatening the foundations of liberty.
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