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There is no territorial aggrandizement worth the price of blood.
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Sumner asserts that no territorial gain is worth the cost of human life.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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