Charles Sumner: “We may, by our declarations, by our diplomacy, by our power, do much…”

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We may, by our declarations, by our diplomacy, by our power, do much; but it is by our treaties that we shall fix all these rights in adamant.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner asserts that treaties are essential for securing rights internationally.

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Charles Sumner: “We may, by our declarations, by our diplomacy, by our power, do much; but it is by our treaties that we shall fix all…”