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The first is Peace; and the second, which is like unto the first, is the Republic.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The first is Peace; and the second, which is like unto the first, is the Republic.”
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Sumner articulates that Peace is the first commandment, closely tied to the concept of the Republic.
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