Strong in his cause and in the consciousness of power, he did not shrink from encounter; and when it was joined, he used not only argument and history, but all those other weapons by which a bad cause is exposed to scorn and contempt.
Sumner described his approach to debate as vigorous and multifaceted, using various methods to expose bad arguments.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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