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The moral atmosphere in our State appears to be in a deleterious and sanguinary condition.
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Sumner describes the troubling moral state of society, indicating a pervasive culture of violence.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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.
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