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It must be declared by unambiguous words, incapable of a double sense.
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Sumner insists that any declaration supporting Slavery must be clear and unambiguous, leaving no room for misinterpretation.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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