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Egypt is not alone in its Sphinx, perplexing mortals with perpetual enigma.
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Sumner draws a parallel between the Sphinx of Egypt and the mysteries of human existence.
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Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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