Charles Sumner: “These measures were derived from Nature, and they were to be found…”

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These measures were derived from Nature, and they were to be found wherever a human being existed.

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Massachusetts

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This quote asserts that early measures were universally derived from nature and human existence.

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His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

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Charles Sumner: “These measures were derived from Nature, and they were to be found wherever a human being existed.”