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Such a pretension, so irrational and destructive, cannot be dealt with tenderly.
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In this statement, Sumner asserts that irrational claims against the Union should not be treated leniently.
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Confessing the Fatherhood of God, and the consequent Brotherhood of Man, we find a divine standard of unquestionable accuracy.
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
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