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The business of War cannot be other than the trade of barbarians, cannot be other than a damnable profession; and War itself is certainly Hell on earth.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The business of War cannot be other than the trade of barbarians, cannot be other than a damnable profession; and War…”
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He asserts that war is inherently barbaric and equates it to Hell on earth.
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