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The Unity of the Republic, on the indestructible foundation of Liberty and Equality, was vindicated by the citizen of a community which had no existence when the Republic was formed.
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Sumner asserts that the unity of the Republic is founded on liberty and equality, as demonstrated by a citizen from a non-existent community at the Republic's formation.
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