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They are peaceful and industrious; how can their citizenship be the occasion of solicitude?
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Sumner defends the peaceful nature of Chinese immigrants, questioning the fear surrounding their citizenship.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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