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You have done more than your share in this session’s fight,--enough to satisfy the most impatient spirit.
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Sumner acknowledges his friend's significant contributions during a challenging session, encouraging their efforts.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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