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Fortifications are instruments, and standing armies are hired champions, in the great Duel of Nations.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Fortifications are instruments, and standing armies are hired champions, in the great Duel of Nations.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner metaphorically describes fortifications and armies as tools in the conflict between nations.
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