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Only when we contemplate War in this light can we fully perceive its combined folly and wickedness.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Only when we contemplate War in this light can we fully perceive its combined folly and wickedness.”
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He reflects on the folly and wickedness of war when viewed as an institution shaped by custom.
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