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And shall those Equal Rights promised by the great Declaration be sacrificed to a prejudice?
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of equal rights as outlined in the Declaration of Independence.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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