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We may continue to win battles, but, so long as the ruins of Slavery exist in the body politic, we shall stand on a volcano.
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Sumner warns that the remnants of slavery pose a significant threat to national stability, likening it to standing on a volcano.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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