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It is on the ground of this obligation that the bill now before the Senate is most strongly commended.
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Sumner advocates for a bill based on the obligation of landholders to contribute to public works.
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As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
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