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I know no different rule for a good nation than for a good man.
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Sumner asserts that the ethical standards for nations should mirror those for individuals.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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