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To admit a claimant charged with disloyalty, in the hope of expelling him afterwards, is a voluntary abandonment of the right of self-defence, which belongs to the Senate as much as to any individual.
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In this quote, Sumner warns against admitting disloyal claimants to the Senate, arguing it compromises the Senate's right to self-defense.
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