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There will be also the essential weakness of Slavery with the perils of servile insurrection, which, under the influence of this discussion, must become more and more manifest in every respect.
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Sumner highlights the inherent dangers of slavery, particularly the risk of insurrection, as a critical point in his arguments against it.
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