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Among our own countrymen, Jefferson looked to war for the extension of dominion.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Among our own countrymen, Jefferson looked to war for the extension of dominion.”
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Sumner critiques Jefferson's belief that war is a means to expand national power.
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