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For the Republic such a decree will be the way of peace and safety.
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Sumner believes that a decree abolishing slavery will lead to peace and safety for the Republic.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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.
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