It was said by a philosopher of Antiquity that a blush is the sign of virtue; and permit me to add, that, in this violent sensibility, I recognize a blush mantling the cheek of the honorable Senator, which even his plantation manners cannot conceal.
Sumner references a philosophical idea about blushing as a sign of virtue, using it to critique a senator's inability to hide his shameful feelings.
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Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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.
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