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Indeed, I should not hesitate, could I have my way, to place the head of the Department of Education in the Cabinet of the United States,--following the practice of one of the civilized governments of the world.
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Sumner advocates for the inclusion of a Secretary of Education in the U.S. Cabinet, drawing inspiration from other nations.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Controlled by such a code, employing such representatives, sustained by such agencies, animated by such Furies, and producing such fruits of tears and bitterness, it must be open to question.
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.
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