Charles Sumner: “Undertaking to acknowledge a new power, you proclaim its fitness for…”

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Undertaking to acknowledge a new power, you proclaim its fitness for welcome and association in the Family of Nations.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner warns that acknowledging a new power implies its acceptance into the international community.

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Charles Sumner: “Undertaking to acknowledge a new power, you proclaim its fitness for welcome and association in the Family of Nations.”