This greatest victory was the establishment of a new rule of interpretation by which the institutions of our country are dedicated forevermore to Human Rights, and the Declaration of Independence is made a living letter instead of a promise.
Sumner celebrates the establishment of a new interpretation of the Constitution that prioritizes human rights over previous injustices.
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Sovereignty of, belongs to the people, XVI. 28.
Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.
Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
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