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Standing always in that beautiful Hall, the statue will be a perpetual, though silent orator.
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Sumner reflects on the enduring impact of a statue as a symbol of oratory and memory.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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