Charles Sumner: “Do not, under the too plausible sophism of upholding non-intervention…”

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Do not, under the too plausible sophism of upholding non-intervention, provoke American intervention on distant European soil.

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Massachusetts

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He warns that advocating for non-intervention could inadvertently lead to American involvement in foreign conflicts.

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Charles Sumner: “Do not, under the too plausible sophism of upholding non-intervention, provoke American intervention on distant European…”