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The practice of a ruling power in the State is but a feeble proof of its legality.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The practice of a ruling power in the State is but a feeble proof of its legality.”
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Sumner argues that the actions of a ruling power do not necessarily validate its legality.
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