On the record
PRESIDENT,--How brief is life! how long is art!
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Sumner reflects on the fleeting nature of life contrasted with the enduring nature of art.
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They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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