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But this strange utterance shows how completely the poison of these pretensions had destroyed the common sense, as well as the patriotism, of this much-mistaken man.
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Sumner critiques the misguided beliefs of a certain individual, highlighting the impact of harmful ideologies on rational thought and patriotism.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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