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In the prosecution of its purposes, the Slave Power has obtained the control of both the great political parties.
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Sumner claims that the Slave Power has gained control over both major political parties.
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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.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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