Our national character has suffered from such conduct, while important commercial relations with these countries have continued without the customary support of treaties or the active protection afforded by the presence of an honored representative.
Sumner claims that the U.S. has harmed its national character by neglecting to establish treaties with Hayti and Liberia.
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