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It was entailed upon us, so we are instructed, by our ancestors; and the responsibility is often thrown, with exultation, upon the mother country.
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Sumner refutes the argument that the responsibility for slavery lies solely with previous generations or foreign nations.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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