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War for a question of preponderance, or of dynasty, can, in the eyes of working-men, be nothing but a criminal absurdity.
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Sumner critiques the rationale behind war, emphasizing its absurdity from the perspective of working people.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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