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Earth, water, Nature they may subdue; but Truth they cannot subdue.
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This quote reflects Sumner's belief in the enduring power of truth against oppression.
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At Baltimore the delegation of the most important State in the Union, known to be in favor of the Wilmot Proviso, was refused admission to the Convention.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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