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No nation can be powerful enough to disregard this sacred bond.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No nation can be powerful enough to disregard this sacred bond.”
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Sumner asserts that no nation can ignore the importance of maintaining its commitments and bonds.
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