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Slavery should be struck to save precious blood.
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Sumner advocates for the abolition of slavery as a means to preserve lives during conflict.
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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 subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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