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Changes already wrought in the Laws of War teach that the whole System may be abolished.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “Changes already wrought in the Laws of War teach that the whole System may be abolished.”
Editor's note · Context
Sumner believes that changes in warfare laws indicate a potential for the complete abolition of war itself.
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