On the record
It is a monster to be hunted down by the public and the constituted authorities.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sumner describes a particular injustice as a monstrous entity that must be confronted by society.
Share
More from Charles Sumner
Nay, more,--if it would be criminal in these several clusters of States to reëstablish the Institution of War as Arbiter of Justice, then is it criminal in the Commonwealth of Nations to continue it.
Out of this pernicious prejudice have proceeded that persecution and neglect which are the too frequent lot of the world's pioneers.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Endeavor, for a moment, by comparison with other interests, to grapple with this sum.
Other voices in this conversation
