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But how small all that has ensued from any such convulsion, compared with the desolation and destruction already produced by this war!
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner contrasts the relatively minor consequences of past conflicts with the extensive destruction caused by the current war, emphasizing its severity.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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