Charles Sumner: “It was established to perpetuate, in organic law, those rights which…”

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It was established to perpetuate, in organic law, those rights which the Declaration had promulgated, and which the sword of Washington had secured.

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Sumner emphasizes the Constitution's role in securing the rights outlined in the Declaration of Independence.

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