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Unlistening, barbarous Force, to whom the sword Is reason, honor, law.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Unlistening, barbarous Force, to whom the sword Is reason, honor, law.”
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Sumner critiques the use of force in place of reason and law, emphasizing the barbarity of such actions.
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