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Now I would have the country act according to this illustrious precedent, which has done so much for the national name, and remove every impediment in the path of knowledge.
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Sumner calls for the removal of barriers to knowledge, referencing a historical precedent.
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Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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