Charles Sumner: “Even if the former does not absolutely exclude the latter, yet it is…”

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Even if the former does not absolutely exclude the latter, yet it is evident that it must exercise a controlling influence.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the influence of military power on civil governance during wartime.

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