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He designated Senator Butler as the Don Quixote of Slavery, and Douglas as its Sancho Panza.
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In this metaphor, Sumner compares pro-slavery figures to characters from Don Quixote, illustrating their absurdity.
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As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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