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But, independently of its intrinsic justice, this measure is recommended by an expediency of the highest character.
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Sumner argues that the measure he supports is not only just but also expedient.
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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.
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.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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