Nothing can be clearer than that these two instruments, if followed to their natural meaning, are in harmony with all the suggestions of justice and humanity; so that our duties as men are all reaffirmed by our duties as American citizens.
Sumner asserts that the Constitution and Declaration, when interpreted correctly, align with justice and humanity, reinforcing our duties.
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