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This great power must not be wantonly employed.
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Sumner warns against the reckless use of military power, stressing the need for responsible action.
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Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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