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While divorcing the Police from the unchristian and barbarous War System, I confess the vital importance of maintaining law and order.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of maintaining law and order while separating the police from military influences.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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