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He had always looked with delight upon this Capitol,--one of the most remarkable edifices of the world,--beautiful in itself, but more beautiful still as the emblem of that national unity he loved so well.
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Sumner expresses admiration for the Capitol as a symbol of national unity and beauty.
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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.
It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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