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The present failure to acknowledge this incompatibility is only another illustration how the clear light of truth is discolored and refracted by an atmosphere where the cloud of war still lingers.
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Sumner points out that the failure to recognize the incompatibility of war with truth is a reflection of ongoing conflict.
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