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It is a possession surpassing all others in value.
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Sumner claims that public faith is the most valuable possession a nation can have.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
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