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Even while professing allegiance and asking your vote, they proclaim war in a new form.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Even while professing allegiance and asking your vote, they proclaim war in a new form.”
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Sumner highlights the contradiction of professing loyalty while simultaneously promoting conflict.
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