Charles Sumner: “We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the Government are…”

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We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the Government are limited, and that its limits are not to be transcended.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner acknowledges the necessity of recognizing the limits of governmental power.

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Charles Sumner: “We admit, as all must admit, that the powers of the Government are limited, and that its limits are not to be…”