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An Englishman by birth, his heart and all his faculties were given to mankind, knowing well that the welfare and true glory of his own great country were best assured by such a dedication.
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Sumner reflects on the universal dedication of a friend to humanity, emphasizing the connection between national welfare and global compassion.
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The devices of party can no longer stave it off.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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