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Here are the three stages: at the first, all consecrated to Freedom; at the second, only half; at the third, all grasped by Slavery.
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Sumner outlines the historical progression of territory from freedom to slavery dominance.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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