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So the squealing and grunts or other expression of pain made by a hog are admissible upon a question as to the extent of an injury inflicted on him.
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Here, Sumner uses the example of a hog to discuss admissible evidence regarding injuries.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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