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Charles Sumner: “It earnestly recommended the friends of Peace to prepare public opinion, in their respective countries, for the…”

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It earnestly recommended the friends of Peace to prepare public opinion, in their respective countries, for the formation of a Congress of Nations, to revise the existing International Law, and to constitute a High Tribunal for the decision of controversies among nations.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

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Sumner advocates for a global Congress of Nations to improve international law and resolve disputes peacefully.

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