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This exposition of the triumph of American principles, necessarily less ornate than his more literary productions, is marked by all his usual fastidious strength of style.
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This statement reflects on the strength and clarity of Sumner's writing style in discussing American principles.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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