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Rude and ignorant they may be; but in their very efforts for Freedom they claim kindred with all that is noble in the Past.
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Sumner acknowledges the noble spirit of fugitive slaves in their pursuit of freedom, despite their lack of education.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
I agree with the Convention in the importance of the new organization; nor do I think there are many candid persons, recognizing morals as the soul of all true politics, who will hesitate in this conclusion.
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