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To him, under such circumstances, the required amount would be nothing; and yet to the poor man it is everything.
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Sumner emphasizes the significant financial burden that military service can impose on poorer individuals.
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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.
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