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To this end nations must be truly independent; nor is it possible for one nation to acquire another independent nation, whether by inheritance, exchange, purchase, or gift.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “To this end nations must be truly independent; nor is it possible for one nation to acquire another independent nation…”
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Sumner asserts that true independence among nations is essential for lasting peace and cannot be achieved through domination.
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