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This denial is memorable, not only from the rank, but the character of the victim.
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Sumner notes the significance of the denial faced by a notable individual due to their race.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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.
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