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By the Preamble the Constitution speaks for Freedom.
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Sumner states that the Preamble of the Constitution advocates for freedom, framing it as a core value of the document.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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