On the record
Enforce the two Amendments of the Constitution,--one abolishing Slavery, and the other declaring the rights of citizens.
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Sumner emphasizes the enforcement of constitutional amendments related to slavery and citizenship rights.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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