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When I speak for Republican Institutions, it is because I would not have our great example weakened before the world, and our good name tarnished.
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Sumner advocates for the integrity of Republican institutions and their global reputation.
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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.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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