I believe the best way in which we can retaliate upon the South for the cruel treatment of our prisoners is for us to continue to treat their prisoners with entire humanity and all reasonable kindness,--and not only so, but to seize every opportunity like the present to go beyond this.
Sumner proposes that the best response to the South's treatment of prisoners is to treat their prisoners with humanity and kindness.
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