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Their story, transferred to Greece or Rome, would be a much-admired chapter, from which youth would derive new passion for Liberty.
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Sumner suggests that the stories of fugitive slaves would inspire admiration and passion for liberty if told in classical contexts.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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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