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The marked effect of this incident shows the sensitive condition of the public mind.
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Sumner reflects on the public's emotional state regarding political issues.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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