The first is German authority in the writings of philosophers, by whom Germany rules in thought; and the second is the uprising of the working-men: both against war as acknowledged arbiter between nations, and insisting upon peaceful substitutes.
Sumner identifies two key influences in Germany: philosophical authority and the working-class movement advocating for peace.
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