It expresses objects which should enlist the Conservative, while they enlist the Reformer,--which should rally all who turn with respect to the example of the Fathers, while they rally all who are filled with aspirations for a brighter future on earth.
Sumner emphasizes the importance of unity among conservatives and reformers to honor the past while striving for a better future.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
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