They will yet confess that it was dealt in no harshness, in no unkindness, in no desire to humiliate, but simply and solemnly, in the name of the Republic and of Human Nature, for their good as well as ours,--ay, for their good more than ours.
Sumner asserts that the actions taken against slavery are for the benefit of all, not just the oppressors.
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