Charles Sumner: “There is the Constitution: let it speak according to the promises of…”

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There is the Constitution: let it speak according to the promises of the Declaration.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for the Constitution to uphold the promises made in the Declaration of Independence, emphasizing the need for justice.

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Charles Sumner: “There is the Constitution: let it speak according to the promises of the Declaration.”