Charles Sumner: “The pretension of Popular Sovereignty is altogether a modern…”

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The pretension of Popular Sovereignty is altogether a modern invention, unknown to our fathers.

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Sumner critiques the concept of Popular Sovereignty, arguing it is a modern invention not recognized by the Founding Fathers.

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Charles Sumner: “The pretension of Popular Sovereignty is altogether a modern invention, unknown to our fathers.”