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Thus, under color of a statute, he practically set the National Constitution at defiance.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Thus, under color of a statute, he practically set the National Constitution at defiance.”
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Sumner asserts that the actions taken under a statute were in defiance of the National Constitution, highlighting the importance of constitutional adherence.
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