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We must rely, not upon his honor, but upon the Constitution, interpreted by this body and fixed beyond recall.
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Sumner stresses the importance of relying on constitutional principles rather than individual honor in legislative matters, advocating for accountability.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
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