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But his testimony lives, and will live forever, speaking by his life, speaking yet again by his death.
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Sumner emphasizes the lasting impact of a person's legacy beyond their death.
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Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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