Philosophy always seeks a sufficient cause, and only in the One Idea already presented can a cause be found in any degree commensurate with the Crime; and this becomes so only when we consider the mad fanaticism of Slavery.
Sumner argues that the root cause of the violence in Kansas can be traced back to the fanaticism surrounding slavery.
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