Therefore every ship and cargo burned by the captors for the reason that they had no port testifies that they are without that vital sovereignty on the ocean which is needed in the exercise of belligerent jurisdiction, and that they are not ocean belligerents in fact.
He claims that ships burning captured goods without a port lack the sovereignty needed for legitimate belligerence.
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Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
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