Charles Sumner: “Strange will it be, if this extraordinary power, amply conceded to the…”

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Strange will it be, if this extraordinary power, amply conceded to the President, is denied to Congress.

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Sumner warns against the concentration of power in the hands of Congress versus the President.

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Charles Sumner: “Strange will it be, if this extraordinary power, amply conceded to the President, is denied to Congress.”