He stands up to the mark well, for a politician; but we want one who believes a Man is greater than a President, and who would not lift his finger to obtain the best office in the gift of our nation, to raise this question above the political slough into its true position.
Sumner calls for a politician who prioritizes human dignity over political ambition, emphasizing moral leadership.
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Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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