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His words will live as the courageous testimony of a great character on this important question.
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Sumner asserts that the words spoken will endure as a testament to a person's character on a significant issue.
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The most distant are not without a present influence on our daily lives.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
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