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And yet, in face of these impartial and unimpeachable authorities, we are constantly told that Virginia was settled by “cavaliers.
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Sumner challenges the notion that Virginia was settled by 'cavaliers,' suggesting a misrepresentation of history.
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Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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