On the record
This may be done in the interests of Freedom and Humanity, or in the ancient interests of the Rebellion.
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Sumner warns that the judiciary could be influenced by either noble or rebellious interests.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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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