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But how small all that has ensued from any such convulsion, compared with the desolation and destruction already produced by this war!
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But how small all that has ensued from any such convulsion, compared with the desolation and destruction already…”
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Sumner contrasts the relatively minor consequences of past conflicts with the extensive destruction caused by the current war, emphasizing its severity.
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