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By the law and Constitution we stand or fall; and that law and Constitution we have in no respect offended.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “By the law and Constitution we stand or fall; and that law and Constitution we have in no respect offended.”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of adhering to the law and Constitution in their actions.
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