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This influence, beyond any other under our government, has deranged our institutions.
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Sumner claims that the Slave Power has disrupted American institutions more than any other influence.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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