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Never before was the necessity for this beneficent Amendment more apparent; for never before was the wide-spread abuse from the reëligibility of the President more grievously conspicuous.
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Sumner highlights the urgent need for an amendment to address the abuses stemming from the possibility of presidential re-election.
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