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From the beginning, when “God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas,” the two have been separate, and power over one has not necessarily implied power over the other.
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Sumner reflects on the biblical separation of land and sea, using it as a metaphor for distinct domains of power.
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