The old juggle of Balance of Power, which has rested like a nightmare on Europe, would disappear, like that other less bloody fiction of Balance of Trade, and nations, like individuals, would all be equal before the law.
Sumner critiques the outdated concept of the Balance of Power in Europe, advocating for equality among nations under the law.
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