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Spare, if you please, the worm it employs; but do not, I entreat you, yield amnesty to this murderous wickedness.
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Sumner urges against yielding to the violence of slavery while expressing compassion for those manipulated by it.
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Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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