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There is peril in trusting such an enemy, more even than in meeting him on the field.
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Sumner highlights the risks of trusting an enemy rather than confronting them directly.
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Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
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