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Originally “one people” during colonial days, we have been unalterably fixed in this condition by two National acts: first, the Declaration of Independence, and then again, the National Constitution.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Originally “one people” during colonial days, we have been unalterably fixed in this condition by two National acts…”
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Sumner emphasizes the foundational documents that unite the American people.
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