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According to this example, sustained by congenial principles, Congress must now set the new government in motion, and infuse into it the vital force found in liberty regulated by law.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “According to this example, sustained by congenial principles, Congress must now set the new government in motion, and…”
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He calls for Congress to energize the new government with principles of liberty and law.
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