Charles Sumner: “But a pretension so irrational and unconstitutional, so absurd and…”

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But a pretension so irrational and unconstitutional, so absurd and tyrannical, is not entitled to respect.

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Sumner denounces the irrationality and unconstitutionality of certain presidential pretensions, calling for respect for constitutional principles.

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Charles Sumner: “But a pretension so irrational and unconstitutional, so absurd and tyrannical, is not entitled to respect.”