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Such a battle cannot be fought with rosewater.
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Here, Sumner asserts that the fight against slavery requires serious and committed efforts, not superficial measures.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
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