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Nor can its death be otherwise than an epoch, not only for our own country, but for mankind.
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He posits that the end of slavery will mark a significant turning point not just for America, but for humanity as a whole.
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They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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