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Yet civilized nations acknowledge retaliation as the sternest feature of war.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Yet civilized nations acknowledge retaliation as the sternest feature of war.”
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Sumner acknowledges that civilized nations recognize retaliation as a harsh aspect of warfare.
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