War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things: the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse.

Utilitarianism, liberty

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The Contest in America

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1862

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https://www.gutenberg.org/files/34901/34901-h/34901-h.htm#LINK_60

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