I plant it firmly on the fundamental principle of American Institutions, as embodied in the Declaration of Independence, by which government is recognized as deriving its just powers only from the consent of the governed, who may alter or abolish it, when it becomes destructive of their rights.
Sumner asserts that the legitimacy of government comes from the consent of the governed, referencing the Declaration of Independence.
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