Charles Sumner: “I propose to bring our system into harmony with the Declaration of…”

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I propose to bring our system into harmony with the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses his desire to align the naturalization system with foundational American principles.

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