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Such a principle, properly understood in its simplicity and just limitations, must find welcome in every Republican breast.
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Sumner believes that a clear understanding of democratic principles should resonate with all Republicans.
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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.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
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