To this end I offer a substitute for the present bill, which will secure to the Government all the aid it can desire, without the disadvantage or shame of a measure which can be justified only by overruling necessity.
Sumner proposes an alternative to the current bill that would provide necessary support without compromising principles.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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