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Would that now I could impart to all who hear me something of my own conviction!
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Sumner wishes to convey his strong personal beliefs to his audience.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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.
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.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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