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Perhaps it may be said that it is a question of policy; but it is of policy which ought to be beyond debate, if such fact be established.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Perhaps it may be said that it is a question of policy; but it is of policy which ought to be beyond debate, if such…”
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Sumner argues that the policy of recognizing a new power should be clear and beyond debate if certain facts are established.
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