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But no reprisals against France were authorized by the United States; no war on private property was permitted; so that the only principle on which war is the extinguisher of claims fails to apply.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “But no reprisals against France were authorized by the United States; no war on private property was permitted; so that…”
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He points out that the U.S. did not authorize reprisals against France, which undermines the principle that war extinguishes claims.
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