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These simple facts, insufficient for the slightest quarrel, intolerable in the pettiness of the issue disclosed, and monstrous as reason for war between two civilized nations, became the welcome pretext.
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Sumner critiques the trivial reasons that led to war between nations, highlighting the absurdity of the conflict.
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