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Charles Sumner: “Meanwhile to my mind there is something better than belligerent intervention and acts of war with the menace of…”

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Meanwhile to my mind there is something better than belligerent intervention and acts of war with the menace of absorption at untold cost of treasure.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the importance of peaceful solutions over military intervention.

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