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No bludgeon can dim the lustre of our champion of Freedom.
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Sumner expresses the enduring strength of freedom and its champions.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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