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A patriot’s blood, Well spent in such a strife, may earn, indeed, And for a time insure to his loved land, The sweets of Liberty and Equal Laws.
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Sumner reflects on the sacrifices made by patriots in the struggle for liberty and equal laws.
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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.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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