Charles Sumner: “I say, fixed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence…”

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I say, fixed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; for to these, as our guides, I look.

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Massachusetts

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He refers to the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as essential guides for understanding civic duties.

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Charles Sumner: “I say, fixed in the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; for to these, as our guides, I look.”