Charles Sumner: “The object of the Constitution was to ordain, under authority of the…”

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The object of the Constitution was to ordain, under authority of the people, a national government possessing unity and power.

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Massachusetts

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He articulates the purpose of the Constitution as establishing a strong national government by the people.

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Charles Sumner: “The object of the Constitution was to ordain, under authority of the people, a national government possessing unity and…”