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Let each people obey the law at home; its extension abroad will follow.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Let each people obey the law at home; its extension abroad will follow.”
Editor's note · Context
He argues that a nation's adherence to its laws will naturally extend to its actions abroad.
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