Charles Sumner: “To stop this infinity of waste there must be peace; to stop this cruel…”

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To stop this infinity of waste there must be peace; to stop this cruel slaughter there must be peace.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner calls for peace as the only solution to end the ongoing waste and suffering caused by the war.

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Charles Sumner: “To stop this infinity of waste there must be peace; to stop this cruel slaughter there must be peace.”