Surely the Senator from South Carolina, with his silver-white locks, would have hesitated to lead this assault upon me, had he not for the moment been entirely oblivious of the history of the State which he represents.
Sumner critiques a senator's attack on him, suggesting that historical awareness would have deterred such behavior.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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