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It is coal that has vitalized and quickened all the mighty energies of England.
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Sumner credits coal with energizing England's industrial growth and economic vitality.
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As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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