And yet this pretension is now the shibboleth of a great political party; this is its single inspiration; this is its only principle; this is all its stock in trade; this is its very “breath of life.” To this base use has Democracy come.
Sumner criticizes a political party for adopting slavery as its core principle, highlighting the moral degradation of Democracy.
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