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It is as if King William, after the overthrow of James the Second, had made the infamous Jeffreys Lord Chancellor.
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Sumner compares a historical scenario to criticize the continuation of unjust leadership.
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This will be the FREEDOM POWER, whose single object will be to resist the SLAVE POWER.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
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.
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