Charles Sumner: “Retaliation should be limited to such punishments as may be requisite…”

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Retaliation should be limited to such punishments as may be requisite for our own safety and the good of society; beyond this it cannot be justified.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner argues that retaliation in war should be limited to what is necessary for safety and societal good.

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Charles Sumner: “Retaliation should be limited to such punishments as may be requisite for our own safety and the good of society; beyond…”