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Speaking, then, in general terms, the authors of the Fugitive Slave Act were the authors of the Rebellion.
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Sumner claims that the authors of the Fugitive Slave Act are also responsible for the rebellion.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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