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If not above question, it is wrong to allow the oath,--at least in the Senate of the United States, which is the exclusive judge of its own proceedings.
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gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
This statement reflects Sumner's belief that allowing an oath from a questionable claimant is inappropriate for the Senate.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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