With a power like Russia it would perhaps be more difficult to arrange matters; but if we need the sea-coast in order to protect and maintain our commerce with an interior rich in precious metals, then we must have it.
Sumner argues for the necessity of coastal territories to protect commerce with rich interior regions.
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