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Proclaim Slavery a permanent institution, instead of a temporary Barbarism, soon to pass away, and then, by the unhesitating logic of self-preservation, all things must yield to its support.
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Sumner argues that the justification of slavery as a permanent institution leads to a logical necessity for its support, critiquing the moral implications of such a stance.
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