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You will degrade the national name, and make it a byword of reproach.
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Sumner warns that certain actions will tarnish the reputation of the nation.
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It is true, doubtless, that there are various races of men; but there is but one great Human Family, in which Caucasian, Ethiopian, Chinese, and Indian are all brothers, children of one Father, and heirs to one happiness.
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
Still further: every ship-of-war that floats costs more than a well-endowed college.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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