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Treason must be made odious, and to this end power should be secured to loyal fellow-citizens.
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of making treason unacceptable in society to protect loyal citizens.
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Above all, welcome to the united regenerated Democracy of the North, which spurns the mockery of a Republic, with professions of Freedom on the lips, while the chains of Slavery clank in the Capitol!
It applies an arrogant and unrelenting ostracism to all who express themselves against Slavery.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
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