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There is austere work to be done, and Freedom cannot consent to fling away any of her weapons.
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Sumner emphasizes the seriousness of the fight for freedom and the necessity of using all available resources.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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