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The cautious sword of the magistrate is unlike--oh, how unlike!--the ruthless sword of War.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The cautious sword of the magistrate is unlike--oh, how unlike!--the ruthless sword of War.”
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Sumner contrasts the role of magistrates with the brutality of war.
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