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The asserted rights of Slavery, which shock equality of all kinds, are cloaked by a fantastic claim of equality.
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Sumner critiques the claims of slavery advocates, suggesting they disguise their true intentions under a false notion of equality.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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