I do not doubt that hereafter, when the annals of these times are written, the historian will dwell with honest pride upon that admirable document, where one man reversed the whole policy of the Nation, fixing the law of this country forever,--that all colored persons are citizens of the United States.
Sumner expresses confidence that historians will recognize the importance of a document affirming colored persons' citizenship.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Let us at all hazards prevent the extension of Slavery and the increase of the Slave Power.
The first is a heavenly sentiment, from God: the other is a device of this world.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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