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By steam, by telegraph, by the press, have they already conquered time, subdued space,--thus breaking down old walls of partition by which they have been separated.
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Sumner notes that advancements in technology have diminished the barriers between nations.
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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.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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