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His effort and hope were to create a public sentiment which would render its enforcement impossible.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of public sentiment in opposing unjust laws and making them unenforceable.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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