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And yet, in the face of this exposition, and of the positive text,--better than any exposition,--the cry is sounded, that the liberty of the freedman is in danger.
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Sumner argues against claims that the liberty of freedmen is threatened despite clear evidence to the contrary.
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Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
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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