The function of the statesman is higher than that of general; and our departed Senator saw that on the counsels of the Government, even more than on its armies, rested the great responsibility of bringing this war to a speedy and triumphant close.
Sumner asserts that the role of a statesman is more significant than that of a general in ensuring a successful conclusion to the war.
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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 larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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