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In condemning them, in condemning Massachusetts, in condemning these remonstrants, you simply give proper conclusion to the utterance on this floor, that the Declaration of Independence is "a self-evident lie.
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Sumner critiques the condemnation of Massachusetts, linking it to a betrayal of the Declaration of Independence.
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