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Here was death not only for country, but for mankind.
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Sumner emphasizes that some deaths serve a greater purpose for humanity, not just for one's nation.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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