It is interesting to know that thus early he espoused those two ideas which entered so largely into the terrible responsibilities of his last years,--I mean the Unity of the Republic, and the supreme value of Liberty.
Sumner highlights the early commitment to national unity and liberty that shaped a leader's later responsibilities.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
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The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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