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Of all claims in our history, these are most associated with great events and great sacrifices.
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Sumner asserts the significance of certain claims in American history, linking them to major events and sacrifices.
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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.
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