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If I am strong with the North, it is because of the conviction that I cannot compromise; but the moment I compromised, I, too, should be lost.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of unwavering conviction in the face of compromise.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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