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It is one of the calamities of war, that, while it compels the employment of large means, it blunts the moral sense, and breeds too frequently an insensibility to the obligations incurred.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is one of the calamities of war, that, while it compels the employment of large means, it blunts the moral sense, and…”
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Sumner discusses the moral implications of war, highlighting how it can dull the sense of obligation.
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