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He knew that it is always honorable to serve the cause of Liberty, and that it is a privilege to suffer for this cause.
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Sumner emphasizes the honor and privilege of fighting for liberty, reflecting his commitment to the abolitionist cause.
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It is clear that the only question of present practical interest arises from the usurpations of the Slave Power and the efforts to extend Slavery.
They belong to a system so essentially irrational, that all the admitted virtues of many of its agents cannot save it from judgment.
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.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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