Charles Sumner: “The Senator proclaims that I fly from the Constitution to the…”

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The Senator proclaims that I fly from the Constitution to the Declaration, which I insist is the source of power.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that the Declaration of Independence is a source of power, contrary to another senator's claims.

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Charles Sumner: “The Senator proclaims that I fly from the Constitution to the Declaration, which I insist is the source of power.”