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They desire to see the Declaration of Independence no longer a promise, but a living letter.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “They desire to see the Declaration of Independence no longer a promise, but a living letter.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner expresses the desire for the ideals of the Declaration of Independence to be fully realized.
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