Charles Sumner: “The time for the soldier has passed, especially when his renewed power…”

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The time for the soldier has passed, especially when his renewed power would once more remind fellow-citizens of their defeat.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner declares that the era of military leadership should be over to avoid reminding citizens of past defeats.

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