Charles Sumner: “Search history, study constitutions, examine laws, and you will find…”

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Search history, study constitutions, examine laws, and you will find no perversion more thoroughly revolting.

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Sumner calls for a thorough examination of history and law to reveal the extent of constitutional perversion.

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Charles Sumner: “Search history, study constitutions, examine laws, and you will find no perversion more thoroughly revolting.”