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Charles Sumner: “If damages are ever awarded to a friendly power for injuries received, it is difficult to see where they could be more…”

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If damages are ever awarded to a friendly power for injuries received, it is difficult to see where they could be more strenuously claimed than in a case which the First Minister of the offending power did not hesitate to characterize so strongly.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that damages should be claimed for the injuries caused by the negligence of the British government.

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