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A prudent patriotism among us will appreciate the wisdom of this counsel, more needed now than when written.
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Sumner stresses the importance of prudent patriotism in appreciating wise counsel during challenging times.
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Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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