Charles Sumner: “There it is in the Constitution, clear and commanding; and there is…”

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There it is in the Constitution, clear and commanding; and there is the great definition in the Declaration of Independence, clear and commanding.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts the clarity and authority of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence in guiding the nation.

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Charles Sumner: “There it is in the Constitution, clear and commanding; and there is the great definition in the Declaration of…”