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Charles Sumner: “A government only able to crush its enemies on the field of battle would very soon be destroyed.” In these authoritative…”

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A government only able to crush its enemies on the field of battle would very soon be destroyed.” In these authoritative words of the warrior and the thinker there is warning not to put trust in batteries or bayonets, while an unconquerable instinct makes us confess that might cannot constitute right.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the importance of moral authority over mere military power in governance.

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