Charles Sumner: “Such a pretension would change the National Government from a…”

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Such a pretension would change the National Government from a government of law to that of a military dictator.

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Sumner warns that certain pretensions could transform the government into a military dictatorship, undermining democratic principles.

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Charles Sumner: “Such a pretension would change the National Government from a government of law to that of a military dictator.”