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They must see clearly that it is a monster of their own creation, born with their consent, whose vital spark is fed by their breath, and without their breath must necessarily die.
Said by
Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner argues that war is a creation of humanity that can be dismantled.

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