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All will confess the hardship of continuing them in Slavery.
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He points out the injustice of keeping families of soldiers in slavery, highlighting the need for change.
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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 first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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