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Therefore I see no reason why the sensibilities of its partisans should be consulted.
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Sumner believes that the feelings of slavery partisans should not be a consideration in policy decisions.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
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