Charles Sumner: “And just in proportion as you seek to moderate it by constitutional…”

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And just in proportion as you seek to moderate it by constitutional limitations do you take from war something of its efficiency.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner suggests that attempting to limit war through constitutional means diminishes its effectiveness.

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Charles Sumner: “And just in proportion as you seek to moderate it by constitutional limitations do you take from war something of its…”