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Every citizen who voluntarily aids in armed rebellion is a hostile sovereign or prince.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Every citizen who voluntarily aids in armed rebellion is a hostile sovereign or prince.”
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Sumner defines citizens who support armed rebellion as hostile entities with sovereign-like status.
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