Charles Sumner: “International Law is to nations what the National Constitution is to…”

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International Law is to nations what the National Constitution is to our coëqual States: it is the rule by which they are governed.

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Sumner draws a parallel between international law and the U.S. Constitution, emphasizing their governing roles.

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Working-men of Europe, desire abolition of war, XVIII. 236.

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Opening of United States courts to colored, XI. 389.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “International Law is to nations what the National Constitution is to our coëqual States: it is the rule by which they…”