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It is vain to say that Freedom is more powerful than Slavery, and therefore may be safely left face to face with its antagonist.
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Sumner warns against complacency in the face of slavery's existence.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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