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Charles Sumner: “The time has come when the War System, which is still the established arbiter for the determination of international…”

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The time has come when the War System, which is still the established arbiter for the determination of international differences, must give place to peaceful substitutes and the disarming of nations.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner advocates for the replacement of the War System with peaceful methods for resolving international disputes.

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