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In the picture of illiberal men conspiring to support Slavery Macaulay seems to delineate us.
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Sumner suggests that Macaulay's depiction of illiberal men supporting slavery resonates with the situation in America.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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