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Sumner argues that with the fall of slavery, the justification for state rights should also fall.

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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.

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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.

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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.

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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.

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