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The popular branch in all these considerable countries is much more numerous than it is now proposed to make our House of Representatives.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The popular branch in all these considerable countries is much more numerous than it is now proposed to make our House…”
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Sumner points out that the popular branches of government in various countries are significantly larger than what is proposed for the U.S. House of Representatives.
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