Charles Sumner: “Never before were all nations, even those separated by great spaces…”

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Never before were all nations, even those separated by great spaces, whether of land or ocean, the daily and excited spectators of the combat.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner notes the unprecedented global attention to warfare in his time.

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Charles Sumner: “Never before were all nations, even those separated by great spaces, whether of land or ocean, the daily and excited…”