For Germany there would be on the side of France absolute repose, so that Count Bismarck need not fear another invasion,--while France, saved from intolerable humiliation, would herself be free to profit by the new civilization.
Sumner argues that disarmament would provide security for Germany while allowing France to avoid humiliation.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
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