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They belong to our nation by the very law of its being and the terms of its creation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “They belong to our nation by the very law of its being and the terms of its creation.”
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Here, Sumner asserts that certain rights belong to the nation by virtue of its very existence.
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