Charles Sumner: “The words with which this great guaranty begin still resound: Nullus…”

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The words with which this great guaranty begin still resound: Nullus liber homo, “No freeman,” shall be denied the liberties which belong to freemen.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the fundamental rights of freemen as enshrined in the Constitution.

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