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What, then, can be thought of a Senator who offered arms to him?
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Sumner questions the loyalty of a Senator who offered arms to a known traitor.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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