Charles Sumner: “By tyrannical forethought, the Usurpation not only fortified all that…”

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By tyrannical forethought, the Usurpation not only fortified all that it did, but assumed a self-perpetuating energy.

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Sumner describes the self-perpetuating nature of tyranny and usurpation in governance.

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Charles Sumner: “By tyrannical forethought, the Usurpation not only fortified all that it did, but assumed a self-perpetuating energy.”