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His facts were unquestionable, his logic beyond the reach of cavil, and his rhetoric eminently becoming and self-respectful.
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Sumner asserts the strength of his facts, logic, and rhetoric in his arguments against slavery.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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