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He is one of us, who, going forth into a strange country, has come back with its highest trusts and dignities.
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Sumner highlights the journey of a colleague who has returned from abroad with significant responsibilities.
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The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
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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