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Charles Sumner: “But, at the present moment, I am willing to waive this addition, and content myself with the simple repeal, that our…”

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But, at the present moment, I am willing to waive this addition, and content myself with the simple repeal, that our statute-book may no longer be degraded, trusting that the Constitution, rightly interpreted, will suffice.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner expresses a willingness to settle for a simple repeal of certain laws to uphold the Constitution's integrity.

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