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Promise, pledge, honor, oath, were all violated in this monstrous treason.
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Sumner lists the broken promises and oaths of a leader as acts of treason.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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