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Whatever may be the text of Plutarch, and supposing freemen among the recruits, nothing can prevent the conclusion, that emancipated slaves constituted the decisive force by which success was achieved.
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Sumner concludes that emancipated slaves were the decisive force in achieving success in military endeavors, regardless of the presence of freemen.
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