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It concerns the grandest interests of our own Commonwealth, and also of the Union in which we are an indissoluble link.
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Here, Sumner emphasizes the importance of both state and national interests in his role.
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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.
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