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It is much that the Republic has become impregnable, whether against “malice domestic” or “foreign levy”; but it is more that it has become an example to the world.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of the Republic as a model for other nations, highlighting its resilience against threats.
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It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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