Charles Sumner: “Opposed to this prevailing tendency is the earlier propensity to local…”

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Opposed to this prevailing tendency is the earlier propensity to local sovereignty, which is so gratifying to petty pride and ambition.

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Massachusetts

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He critiques the tendency towards local sovereignty, linking it to personal pride and ambition.

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Charles Sumner: “Opposed to this prevailing tendency is the earlier propensity to local sovereignty, which is so gratifying to petty…”