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Nobody now doubts that a State in rebellion may be “coerced”; and to my mind it is equally clear that a State just emerging from rebellion may be “coerced” to the condition required by the public peace.
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Sumner argues that coercion is justified for states emerging from rebellion to ensure public peace.
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