Charles Sumner: “Considering the age, and the present demands of civilization, such a…”

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Considering the age, and the present demands of civilization, such a war stands forth terrific in wrong, making the soul rise indignant against it.

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Sumner condemns the war as morally wrong given the standards of civilization.

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Charles Sumner: “Considering the age, and the present demands of civilization, such a war stands forth terrific in wrong, making the soul…”