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But it will not be enough to crush the Rebellion; its terrible root must be exterminated, so that it may no more flourish in blood.
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Sumner insists that merely defeating the Rebellion is insufficient; its root causes must be eradicated.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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