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The future historian will confess that it saved everything.
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Sumner predicts that future historians will recognize the importance of the proclamation in saving the nation.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
More precious far at that moment the consolation that he had labored for his fellow-men, and the joyous confidence that all his cares had helped the Progress of his race!
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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