Nor can I hesitate to say that concessions and privileges are of less consequence than that spirit of friendship and good neighborhood, embracing alike the distant and the near, which, once established, renders all else easy.
In this quote, Sumner highlights the value of friendship and good relations between nations over mere concessions and privileges.
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