Charles Sumner said "I refer to the Public Faith, which must be sacredly preserved above all question or suspicion." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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I refer to the Public Faith, which must be sacredly preserved above all question or suspicion.

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Sumner asserts the critical importance of maintaining the nation's public faith as a foundational principle.

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