For Germany there would be on the side of France absolute repose, so that Count Bismarck need not fear another invasion,--while France, saved from intolerable humiliation, would herself be free to profit by the new civilization.
Sumner argues that disarmament would provide security for Germany while allowing France to avoid humiliation.
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