Charles Sumner: “And so our Navy has thus far conquered without a shot; but its…”

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And so our Navy has thus far conquered without a shot; but its presence in the waters of Hayti and Dominica was war.

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Massachusetts

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He argues that the presence of the Navy in foreign waters constitutes a form of warfare, even without direct combat.

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Charles Sumner: “And so our Navy has thus far conquered without a shot; but its presence in the waters of Hayti and Dominica was war.”