On the record
Without such intervention, many of those poor people, freed by our acts in the exercise of a military necessity, will be left to perish.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
He warns that without government action, freed individuals may face dire consequences.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
It is larger than the entire profit of all the commerce and manufactures of the world.
As the Brotherhood of Man is practically recognized, it becomes impossible to restrict the feeling within any exclusive circle of country, and to set up an unchristian distinction of honor between civil war and international war.
I am opposed to a tariff for protection merely, and not for revenue."--Letter to John K.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
Other voices in this conversation
