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The names in all languages should be identical, or so nearly alike as to be recognized at once.
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Sumner argues for the need for consistent naming across languages to enhance recognition and understanding.
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But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
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