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In the name of Liberty you open the door to Slavery.
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Sumner criticizes the contradiction of promoting liberty while simultaneously endorsing slavery.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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