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Sumner calls for a collective awakening against slavery in honor of those who have died for their country.

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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.

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Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.

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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.

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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.

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