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If peaceable, it must be judged by its motive and tendency; if forcible, it will naturally be resisted by force.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “If peaceable, it must be judged by its motive and tendency; if forcible, it will naturally be resisted by force.”
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Sumner states that the nature of intervention must be evaluated based on its motives and outcomes.
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