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Clearly, beyond question, whatsoever be our theories about human nature and its capabilities and outcomes, the less war and cutting of throats we have among us, it will be better for us all.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Clearly, beyond question, whatsoever be our theories about human nature and its capabilities and outcomes, the less war…”
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Sumner emphasizes the importance of reducing violence for the betterment of humanity.
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