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Alas, that such a cause, so beautiful in itself and so grand in promise, was wrested from its original character by the passions of men!
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Sumner laments the corruption of a noble cause by human emotions and conflicts.
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Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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