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It is a blow not merely at Massachusetts, a How not merely at the name and fame of our common country; it is a blow at constitutional liberty all the world over; it is a stab at the cause of Universal Freedom.
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Sumner emphasizes the broader implications of an attack on constitutional liberty and freedom.
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