Then came the Continental Congress, which at once put forth resolutions, where, after claiming the enjoyment of life, liberty, and property, as natural rights, it was insisted that the colonists could be bound by no law to which they had not consented by representatives.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of consent in governance, reflecting Enlightenment ideals.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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