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I say factions; for what are factions, but combinations whose sole cement is selfish desire for place and power, in disregard of principles?
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Sumner defines factions as groups driven by self-interest rather than principles, critiquing their motivations.
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Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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.
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