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Our motto may be that of Goethe: “Without haste, without rest.” Let the Republic be assured in tranquil liberty, with all equal before the law, and it will conquer by its sublime example.
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Sumner invokes Goethe's motto to advocate for a calm and just Republic that leads by example.
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