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Did the martyrs fail, when with precious blood they sowed the seed of the Church?
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In this quote, Sumner draws a parallel between the sacrifices of martyrs and the enduring impact of their actions on future generations.
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They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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