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It is not a quicksand, or mere agglomeration of particles, liable to disappear, but a solid, infrangible crystallization, against which winds and rains beat in vain.
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Sumner uses a metaphor to describe the nation as a solid entity, contrasting it with a fragile collection of individuals.
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