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That such an outrage could go unpunished shows the little regard of the President for human rights, whether in white or black.
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In this statement, Sumner condemns the President's lack of action against injustices, emphasizing the disregard for human rights.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
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