Every human being carries a universe in himself; but here, as in that other universe, is the same prevailing law of Unity, in harmony with which the starry heavens move in their spheres and men are constrained to the duties of life.
This quote illustrates Sumner's view that every individual embodies a universe governed by the same laws of unity that govern the cosmos.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
Rather would I arouse you to renewed and incessant exertion.
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.
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
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