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And this overthrow of all popular rights is done in the name of Popular Sovereignty.
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Sumner argues that the violation of popular rights is being justified under the guise of Popular Sovereignty.
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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.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
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