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He has been firm when others have hesitated, and from an early day saw the secret of this war, and, I may add, the secret of victory also.
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Sumner commends a leader for his steadfastness and insight into the war's dynamics and potential victory.
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Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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