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It is idle to say that the war is over, and therefore the power is suspended.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “It is idle to say that the war is over, and therefore the power is suspended.”
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Sumner argues against the notion that the power to defend the nation is nullified simply because the war has ended.
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