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Nor can the claim of the nation be questioned simply because it is large, or because the evidence with regard to it is different from that in the case of an individual.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Nor can the claim of the nation be questioned simply because it is large, or because the evidence with regard to it is…”
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This statement asserts that the legitimacy of a nation's claims cannot be dismissed based on their size or the nature of the evidence.
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