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What is not gained for us now will not be obtained for a quarter of a century after peace is declared.
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Sumner warns that opportunities for rights will not come easily after peace is achieved.
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It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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