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In this multiform disobedience we behold our President.
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Sumner critiques the actions of the President, suggesting a pattern of disobedience.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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