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Recognizing Freedom as the God-given birthright of all who wear the human form, he knew no duty higher than to protect it always; and to this end law and Constitution must minister.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Recognizing Freedom as the God-given birthright of all who wear the human form, he knew no duty higher than to protect…”
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Sumner asserts that protecting freedom is the highest duty, supported by law and the Constitution.
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