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A cruiser without accountability to Prize Courts is a lawless monster which civilized nations cannot sanction.
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Sumner critiques unaccountable military actions by nations.
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The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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