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There is no plighted faith of Congress which can supersede this duty.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “There is no plighted faith of Congress which can supersede this duty.”
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Sumner asserts that no prior commitments of Congress can override the duty to ensure loyalty.
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