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The blessings of Peace are here foreshadowed, while the Golden Age seems to be not only behind, but also before.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner interprets the Golden Age as a symbol of both past and future peace.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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