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Whoever disowns any of the promises of the Republic leads the way in repudiation.
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Sumner states that disowning the Republic's promises leads to a broader repudiation of its principles.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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