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The first duty of the good physician is to understand the condition of his patient,--whether it is a case of medicine or surgery, of cutaneous eruption or deep-seated cancer.
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Sumner draws a parallel between the duties of a physician and those of a statesman in understanding the condition of their 'patient'—the nation.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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