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The cause for which a man dies lives anew in his death.
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Sumner believes that the ideals for which a person sacrifices their life are revitalized through their death.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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