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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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Sumner reiterates that the inconsistencies of the War System will persist under current international laws.
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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.
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