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No line of longitude or latitude, no mountain, no river, can become the demarcation.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “No line of longitude or latitude, no mountain, no river, can become the demarcation.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner argues that geographical features cannot serve as boundaries for national identity.
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