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Inter pares non est potestas, “Among equals there is no superiority,” is a received maxim of law, expressing a natural truth.
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Sumner cites a legal maxim that underscores the principle of equality among individuals, rejecting superiority.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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