But since this is not the first time such cries are heard,--since, indeed, they have been long sounding in our ears, so that their exact value is perfectly understood from the very beginning,--there seems no longer excuse or apology for hearkening to them.
Sumner critiques the recurring threats in political discourse, emphasizing their long-standing nature.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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