It becomes us to deliberate wisely, to resolve in view of the future as well as the past, and prepare ourselves to carry our resolutions out to all their legitimate conclusions, and, in doing this, to pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Sumner calls for careful deliberation and commitment to principles in the face of challenges, invoking a sense of duty and honor.
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It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
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 devices of party can no longer stave it off.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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