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Against the Guaranty of Dismemberment I oppose the Guaranty of Disarmament.
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Sumner contrasts the Guaranty of Dismemberment with the Guaranty of Disarmament as a better solution.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
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