Charles Sumner: “They spring from custom and popular faith, silently operating with…”

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They spring from custom and popular faith, silently operating with internal power, not from the imposed will of a lawgiver.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner highlights that institutions arise from customs and collective beliefs rather than being forced by laws.

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