Charles Sumner: “If the President can be justified in his present course, there is no…”

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If the President can be justified in his present course, there is no limit to his pretensions in open violation of the statute.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns of the dangers of unchecked presidential power and its potential to violate laws.

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