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Such instances, so recent, show how little the injunction of International Law has been regarded by Great Britain, whether before or after the Crimean War; and yet British censors have not hesitated to arraign the United States in brutal terms.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner criticizes Great Britain's disregard for International Law while highlighting their condemnation of the United States.

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