Charles Sumner: “War for a question of preponderance, or of dynasty, can, in the eyes…”

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War for a question of preponderance, or of dynasty, can, in the eyes of working-men, be nothing but a criminal absurdity.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the rationale behind war, emphasizing its absurdity from the perspective of working people.

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Charles Sumner: “War for a question of preponderance, or of dynasty, can, in the eyes of working-men, be nothing but a criminal…”