Charles Sumner: “A Treaty of Peace, tacitly acknowledging the right to wage War, as all…”

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A Treaty of Peace, tacitly acknowledging the right to wage War, as all treaties now do, is nothing more than a Truce, not Peace.

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He critiques existing treaties that only provide temporary solutions to conflicts, emphasizing the need for true peace.

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Charles Sumner: “A Treaty of Peace, tacitly acknowledging the right to wage War, as all treaties now do, is nothing more than a Truce…”