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Charles Sumner: “Instead of the custom or institution of War, now recognized by International Law, as the Arbiter of Justice between…”

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Instead of the custom or institution of War, now recognized by International Law, as the Arbiter of Justice between Nations, they propose, by the consent of nations, to substitute a System of Arbitration, or a permanent Congress of Nations.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner proposes replacing war with a system of arbitration to resolve international disputes.

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