Charles Sumner: “Nor do I discuss the immorality and brutality too naturally engendered…”

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Nor do I discuss the immorality and brutality too naturally engendered by a system whose inspiration is booty.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner critiques the moral implications of privateering, highlighting its brutal nature.

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Charles Sumner: “Nor do I discuss the immorality and brutality too naturally engendered by a system whose inspiration is booty.”