Charles Sumner: “Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the…”

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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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Massachusetts

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Sumner criticizes the existence of war laws as a failure of civilization and a collective moral failing.

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Charles Sumner: “Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War…”