Charles Sumner: “And since the Declaration of Independence is invoked as authority for…”

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And since the Declaration of Independence is invoked as authority for this new pretension, I shall bring it precisely to this touchstone.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of the Declaration of Independence in evaluating new claims to authority.

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Charles Sumner: “And since the Declaration of Independence is invoked as authority for this new pretension, I shall bring it precisely to…”