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Good men and great men were degraded to be captives, while many, neglected by fortune, perished in barbarous Slavery.
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Sumner reflects on the degradation of good and great men who became captives, emphasizing the tragedy of slavery.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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.
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