Charles Sumner: “But War shakes from its terrible folds all this desolation, without…”

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But War shakes from its terrible folds all this desolation, without its attendant charity.

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Sumner critiques the nature of war, highlighting its destructive consequences without the compassion seen in natural disasters.

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Charles Sumner: “But War shakes from its terrible folds all this desolation, without its attendant charity.”