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A popular uprising, stirred by irresistible instinct, triumphed over all resistance.
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Sumner describes a popular uprising that overcame resistance, highlighting the power of collective action.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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