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It shall never be touched, or altered, or shaken, or repealed, by any vote of mine.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It shall never be touched, or altered, or shaken, or repealed, by any vote of mine.”
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Sumner asserts his unwavering commitment to a principle he believes in, refusing to compromise.
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