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Every victory adds something to that history; but such an order is worse for us than defeat.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Every victory adds something to that history; but such an order is worse for us than defeat.”
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Sumner argues that a harmful order is more detrimental than a military defeat.
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