On the record
An appeal to our slaves will be hardly less prevailing.
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Sumner believes that an appeal to slaves will be significantly effective, akin to historical precedents.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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