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It may be “a republican form of government” according to Montesquieu, but it cannot be according to American institutions.
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Sumner contrasts Montesquieu's definition of republicanism with American principles.
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Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
According to recent calculations, its annual cost is not less than a thousand millions of dollars.
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