Charles Sumner: “Whatever is done as a war measure must be immediate, or it will cease…”

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Whatever is done as a war measure must be immediate, or it will cease to have this character, whatever you call it.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner insists that any war measure must be executed immediately to retain its effectiveness.

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Charles Sumner: “Whatever is done as a war measure must be immediate, or it will cease to have this character, whatever you call it.”