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But it is to Germany that we must look for the most complete and practical development of this beautiful idea.
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Sumner argues that Germany is pivotal in developing the concept of harmony among nations without war.
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Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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