Charles Sumner: “In every representative body, properly constituted, the people are…”

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In every representative body, properly constituted, the people are practically present.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that a properly constituted representative body ensures the practical presence of the people in governance.

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Charles Sumner: “In every representative body, properly constituted, the people are practically present.”