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Surely, Sir, it is noble to reach out and protect the rights of the citizen at home and abroad; but no zeal in this behalf should betray us into conduct which cannot be regarded without a blush.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of protecting citizens' rights without compromising moral integrity.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
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