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The Great Issue which has already convulsed the whole country presents itself anew in a local sphere.
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This statement highlights the recurring national issues that also resonate at the local level, according to Sumner.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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