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That such acts constituted “levying of war,” within the meaning of the Constitution, is too plain for argument.
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Sumner argues that the actions taken by the rebels clearly constituted 'levying of war' as defined by the Constitution.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
In this contest, we may borrow from the ancient Greek, who, when his hands were cut off, fought with his stumps, and even with his teeth.
Tendencies of nations, as revealed in history, teach that our aims are in harmony with prevailing laws, which God, in his benevolence, has ordained for mankind.
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